Organisers of the reSITE Resonate conference have offered female delegates cut-price entry, in an effort to improve the gender balance of the event taking place at the AL_A-designed MAAT museum in Lisbon next week. More about Women offered 70 per cent discount for architecture conference in Lisbon
RIBA president Ben Derbyshire has warned architects attending the MIPIM property fair to adhere strictly to the body's code of conduct, following the real-estate sector's involvement in the Presidents Club scandal. More about RIBA cautions architects about MIPIM misconduct
The Architects' Journal's LGBT+ survey shows the number of architects who are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in British practices has fallen over the past two years. More about LGBT+ survey reveals decreasing number of architects "out" at work
Known as the "hip-hop architect", Michael Ford helps kids from minority backgrounds discover architecture through music. He spoke to Dezeen about the importance of black musicians like Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, who heavily promote their involvement in architecture, in improving diversity in the profession. More about "Architecture has not been promoted to communities of colour" says Michael Ford
World Architecture Festival is failing to attract enough leading female architects as speakers despite efforts to improve its gender balance, according to organiser Paul Finch. More about It's difficult to get prominent women to speak, says WAF organiser Paul Finch
Dezeen's gender diversity survey found that Scandinavian architecture firms have far better gender diversity than those elsewhere. Alexandra Hagen, director at Swedish firm White Arkitekter, explains why. More about "Gender equality is one of the cornerstones of Swedish society"
The founder of the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards has vowed to increase the number of women on its jury, and has suspended a member of staff after a backlash against its "shocking" gender balance. More about Restaurant and Bar Design Awards commits to "mindfully" increasing diversity of next year's jury
An employee of an international design awards programme has hit out at critics of its overwhelmingly male jury, accusing a female designer of highlighting the issue out of spite for not being shortlisted. More about Restaurant and Bar Design Awards employee defends "stale, male, pale" jury
After our survey revealed a lack of gender diversity in the world's biggest architecture firms, five prominent female architects from the UK gave us their views on what's gone wrong and how it can be changed. More about Female architects respond to gender survey: "It's getting better but far too slowly"
Just three of the world's 100 biggest architecture firms are headed by women and only two have management teams that are more than 50 per cent female, a survey by Dezeen has revealed. More about Survey of top architecture firms reveals "quite shocking" lack of gender diversity at senior levels
Publisher and events company Media 10 has apologised for the presence of "inappropriately dressed" promotional models at this year's UK Construction Week, following social media criticism from industry figures. More about Industry figures slam use of Vegas-themed promotional models at UK Construction Week
Royal College of Art tutor Harriet Harriss has created a list of over 300 notable architectural texts written by women, to show universities that there are no excuses for giving students male-dominated reading lists. More about RCA tutor attacks gender bias in architectural education with female-focused reading list
Official statistics published by the UK government reveal that white males are dominating the creative industries, with women filling less than 40 per cent of jobs – although the gap is narrowing in architecture and design. More about Lack of diversity within UK's creative industries revealed
Danish architect Dorte Mandrup's takedown of the term "female architect" has sparked a strong reaction from American women in the profession on both sides of the argument. More about American women in architecture weigh in on "female architect" debate
Michelle Obama has warned Apple that it will miss out on a major market if it doesn't hire more women, during a speech at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. More about Make room for more women at the table, Michelle Obama tells Apple
An alliance of architecture pressure groups in America has launched JustDesign, a database of studios that treat their staff well and provide equal opportunities for women. More about New US initiative aims to spotlight architecture firms that treat workers fairly
Multiple female-only design exhibitions have opened in New York as designers and curators aim to highlight the "inequities that still exist" in the industry. More about All-women design shows are "snowballing" in New York following Trump inauguration
New York gallery Chamber is hosting an domestic-focussed showcase that features work by only women designers – the second all-female exhibition to open in the city this week. More about Women designers display objects of protest and empowerment at New York's Chamber gallery
A survey of design industry demographics has found that almost three quarters of designers are white. More about Design industry is 73 per cent white, finds AIGA survey
News: the scornful response to Kanye West's recent pronouncements on architecture is part of the "long history of making fun of black people" in America, according to an African-American design student organisation. More about Mockery of Kanye West's design ambition is "racist" says African-American activist