WIA champions the participation and professional advancement of women in architecture. It serves as a platform for debate, exchange and support between women architects, and as a link with the built environment professions.

Women play a significant role in the built environment as:

• architects, engineers and design and construction professionals
• campaigners and lobbyists
• clients
• contractors and developers
• educators
• policymakers
• women in the media

WIA promotes women at all stages of their academic and professional careers.

OUR AIMS

WIA aims to raise the profile, represent the views and promote the role of women in architecture and the built environment professions.

40% of students obtaining architecture degrees, and 34% of those qualifying for the Part 3 stage are women; yet they constitute only 17% of the practicing workforce in architecture. (Source 2008/9 RIBA Education Statistics)

This is reflected in the broader construction industry context, with female membership of professional bodies averaging only 10-20%. (Source: “Building the Future: How Women Professionals Can Make a Difference” Construction Industry Council. September 2009)

WIA aims to change this through its initiatives, activities and events. Find out more.