Product design desperately needs to drop the notion that things can be made based on an "average-sized" human being, writes Karen Korellis Reuther. More about "Women are living in a physical world that is too often designed without them in mind"
The average gender pay gap has shot up at Zaha Hadid Architects, while other UK studios, including Foster + Partners and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, have narrowed the difference in pay between male and female employees. More about Gender pay gap more than doubles at Zaha Hadid Architects
Stories about Zaha Hadid's unyielding personality persist a decade on from her death. It's time to lay the stereotypes about powerful women to rest, writes Ingrid Schroder. More about "This image of the demanding dragon is becoming old-fashioned"
Swiss architect Barbara Buser has won the 2026 Jane Drew Prize for elevating the profile of women in architecture through her contributions to building reuse. More about Barbara Buser awarded 2026 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Architect Alexandra Hagen is stepping down as CEO of the leading Swedish studio White Arkitekter. In this exclusive interview, she reflects on the experiences, people and beliefs that have shaped her career so far. More about Older men "expected nothing from me" says Alexandra Hagen
Designer Bianca Censori, the wife of the rapper Ye – formerly known as Kanye West, has created a series of tables and chairs in which the female body becomes part of the furniture. More about Bianca Censori restrains women's bodies with contortionist furniture
Women working in architecture are more than twice as likely to feel that having children has harmed their career than women in the UK in general, a major RIBA-commissioned report has said. More about Landmark report finds "blatant and uncompromising sexism" in UK architecture
Frida Escobedo is the first woman to design a wing at The Met. In this interview, the Mexican architect explains how she's bringing exclusive views of Central Park "back to the public". More about "I don't believe in specialisation" says Frida Escobedo
Rather than focusing simply on how design can make spaces safer for women, architecture should turn the mirror on itself, writes Kate Fleming. More about "Violence against women and girls isn't just a design problem"
The average gender pay gap at the UK's largest architecture studios has narrowed slightly year-on-year, with Zaha Hadid Architects seeing wage disparity fall by almost 10 percentage points. More about Gender pay gap drops dramatically at Zaha Hadid Architects
Betty Joel was one of the UK's most successful designers and furniture makers during the 1920s and 30s. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, her great-nephew, Clive Stewart-Lockhart, picks his favourite of Joel's designs. More about Nine designs by Britain's forgotten queen of art deco
Designer Steve Jensen has led a team of RCA graduates to create an exhibition showcasing the practitioners in RIBA's 100 Women: Architects in Practice book at the Roca Gallery in London. More about Work of 100 women architects showcased in demountable "mini libraries"
French architect Anne Lacaton has won the Jane Drew Prize for 2025 for her contribution to raising the profile of women in architecture. More about Anne Lacaton wins 2025 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Architect and educator Lesley Lokko has been named on a list of 100 inspiring and influential women of 2024 by the BBC. More about Lesley Lokko named among BBC's 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2024
Research into architecture workplace culture conducted by the UK's Architects Registration Board has revealed widespread bullying, discrimination and sexual misconduct in the profession. More about ARB finds architects suffer higher levels of discrimination and sexual misconduct than other professions
Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More about Women's contribution to mid-century modern design is "not challenged as much now" says Pat Kirkham
With UK architecture failing to make progress on closing its gender pay gap, what more can be done? Nat Barker reports. More about Why UK architecture's gender pay gap isn't improving
Women sick of feeling unsafe in their cities may need to consider disruption as a means of effecting change, writes Helen Parton. More about "Design can do more to reduce the built environment's capacity for enabling misogyny"
Architecture needs to get serious about addressing the issues that are causing women to leave the profession, writes Grace Choi. More about "The motherhood penalty should be addressed in every architecture practice"
Unlike in most parts of the world, Iceland's design scene is overwhelmingly female. Nat Barker explores what makes the tiny Nordic nation different. More about The country where design is dominated by women