Balancing professional and family life
For Shannon Battisson, balancing motherhood with a business start-up was one of the biggest challenges she’d ever faced, but it was also one of the most rewarding.
Achieving the right balance
Michael Gay on balancing career and family, based in his experience of combining a busy practice, professional commitments and toddler twins.
The ultimate return to work
Providing support and easing the transition for employees returning to work can make a world of difference, argues Jennekin Dicks.
From solo to large practice – making the leap
Wellington-based architect and mother-of-two Linda Wong remembers her transition back to work for an established practice after a decade away.
A flexible good news story
Queensland architect Emma Healy reviews her positive return to part-time work, revealing the strategies she uses to make maximum impact in the workplace.
Two stories
Two recent perspectives on gender equity at work and in the home provided much food for thought. Gill Matthewson addresses the issues.
What’s so critical? Why the long hours?
Is it really necessary for us to accept a long hours culture? Ceilidh Higgins investigates.
Hidden Hegemonies
Cathy Smith offers a ‘Do-It -Yourself’ guide to navigating the difficult terrain of the architectural academic workplace.
Come into the Parlour
Don Gazzard ponders the status of women in architecture over the decades and outlines Parlour’s important role in challenging inequity and working towards improved conditions for all.
Why Archicentre Matters
Margaret Skilbeck argues that Archicentre provides an important avenue for women to establish their own practices and thereby stay within the profession.
Does motherhood + architecture = no career?
Sandra Kaji O’Grady examines the ‘proverbial elephant in the room’: the impact of children on women’s architecture careers.
An interview with Angela Dapper
Esther Sughito interviews expat Australian architect Angela Dapper, project architect for the Stonehenge Visitors Centre, about her career so far.
Equity & the interview
Do job interviews in architecture need to be more structured and professional? Kirsty Volz believes a more formal process would help create a more diverse and equitable workforce.
Getting to the top
Is it possible to get to the top in architecture and have a satisfying family life, too? Sarah Hurst takes stock of her achievements and ponders the future.
