The proud, exacting, and now unsettled profession known as 'architect' is no crusader for gender equality. According to a recent survey by The Architectural Record, more than 60% of female architect respondents claimed to have experienced workplace sexual discrimination. Wage inequality was another chief complaint. Need further convincing? Check out Arch Daily's user-friendly infographic timeline on women in architecture. To observe the tortured history and landmark gains from the 1860s to the present is to wonder how the situation isn't much, much better by now. [Arch Daily via Curbed National]
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