Why aren't there more women in architecture?
- 6 years ago
It is a profession that can take too much time away from family life.
Question: Why are there so few women architects?
Richard Meier: If you go to the architecture schools, it's at least 50 percent women . . . sometimes more in any architectural class. It's a tough profession in terms of the hours that you have to put into it; in terms of the dedication and commitment. And I'm sure that there's many women -- maybe men as well --who feel that it just takes too much time away from their personal life and their family life. And ultimately the family becomes more important than architecture.
Recorded on: 9/17/07
Question: Why are there so few women architects?
Richard Meier: If you go to the architecture schools, it's at least 50 percent women . . . sometimes more in any architectural class. It's a tough profession in terms of the hours that you have to put into it; in terms of the dedication and commitment. And I'm sure that there's many women -- maybe men as well --who feel that it just takes too much time away from their personal life and their family life. And ultimately the family becomes more important than architecture.
Recorded on: 9/17/07