Historically, architecture has been a male-dominated industry, so RebelArchitette is an initiative that's working to help women working in the field to excel. The group includes an editorial arm as well as teams that fight for equality in the industry, monitoring all-male juries and conferences and mentoring the upcoming generation of female architects.
RebelArchitette was started in response to a problem with architecture so deep that it's embedded in language. In Italian, nouns have both male and female forms, but there's no female form for the word architect. Francesca Perani, an architect, proposed the word "architette", and thus a debate was spawned that eventually led to the creation of RebelArchitette as a whole.
The project has since created a digital book called 'Architette = Women Architects', and it includes biographies of inspiring female architects from around the world.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Female Empowerment in Architecture
- Creating spaces for women in architecture through collectives and initiatives.
- Gender Bias Monitoring in Industries
- Creating teams that monitor gender-biased policies and events in male-dominated industries.
- Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Groups
- Creating mentorship programs to assist minority groups in industries with little representation.
Where This Applies
- Architecture
- Creating an inclusive industry by forming collectives and mentorship programs.
- Construction
- Monitoring gender-biased policies and events in the construction industry for equality.
- Engineering
- Creating mentorship programs for upcoming female engineers to promote diversity.
