Building a place in architecture: career path of Spanish women architects

Abstract

This article summarizes the results of an empirical research on the situation of women in Spanish architecture through the analysis of 21 in-depth interviews of women of different generations –from 25 to 40 years, 40 to 60, and over 60– and sectors of activity –private practice, public sector, university teaching, salaried personnel. This sample by age is highly representative of the experience of women in Spanish architecture because less than 10 women became architects before 1960. The qualitative information obtained is put in parallel with existing statistical information and other quantitative analyses already available in the literature. Themes covered include: patterns of access to the university and experience while students; transition from education to employment and early professional experiences; professional development, particularly, differential job assignments and roles, the problems of invisibility and excess of workload, unequal promotion and denial of difference.

Keywords

• mujeres arquitectas
• formación
• trayectoria
• integración profesional
• diferencias de género
• españa