RIBA Professional Feature: How can women architects improve confidence in the workplace?

This week I had the opportunity to contribute to the Royal Institute of British Architects Professional Feature series on how women architects can improve their confidence in the workplace.

Naturally, the article addresses the lived experiences of women architects, but the content is general enough that I hope all of you in my community from other backgrounds will also find your voices resonated here.

This feature is in response to some of the findings by the Fawcett Society: "Last year RIBA commissioned the Fawcett Society to publish the ‘Build it Together’ report to look at what progress has been made in the profession around gender equity. Women who took part in the research reported different treatment than their male colleagues resulting in “57% being perceived as less confident”. These barriers were seen at an even greater level among for women of colour."

My hope is that in highlighting women's experiences in the workplace, which I have gathered from my own experience as a coach over the past 5 years, will create more opportunities for all of you to receive the right understanding and support that will help you battle the systemic issues that contribute to your challenges with confidence.

You can read the article by clicking on the image above, or by clicking this link. 

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