Bringing equality is not a cakewalk for women and other sections of the society who are thrown into the margins. Women have been fighting cultural and social barriers into their personal and professional spectrums of lives.
One such stark difference that we see in the gender ratio is in the field of architecture. According to a report, nearly half of the architecture students are women. However, many stick to it after graduating. What is the reason behind it? Where are those female students? The Problem of representation is rooted in the male-dominated tapestry of our society.
It is not because talent is scarce in women or women aren’t much creative. Assumptions lie women would quit when they marry or become a mother, or that they can’t exercise authority, cannot command on sites and hence cannot become good leaders have been there since the beginning. This has resulted in a low wage than their male peers.
We need to eliminate such biases and let women and other underserved categories of people get the right opportunities for career enhancement and leadership roles.
It is symbolically and substantially necessary that more women are appointed for leadership roles to bring a significant change the world works. It would be highly belittling and futile if we begin appointing women based on their gender and not their talent. No, we don’t want positive discrimination!
The confinement of women architects to closed spaces and kitchen shows how little have we progressed. In the field of architecture, women architects must be seen as someone who designs good and not as a good woman architect. The success of an architect lies in the sky-scraping towers then women must also be met with such opportunities.
Apart from gender equality and a good representation of the section of society, the diversity of employees leads to better economic growth. According to researches, companies with more women employees enjoy higher sales, return on investment, profit and productivity and that too by wide margins.
The emotional quotient of the peer employees gets better and it brings a better mental wellbeing percentage too. The social impact of having more women in an organization is way much positive. Women tend to build team confidence, higher psychological safety and better recruitment for the company.
The environmental aspects of having more women on board are quite enthralling. The average carbon footprint of women is considerably lower than that of men. Women are more likely to support social causes through their work, consumer choices, and activism.
There isn’t any reason which justifies the long practice of biases and prejudices used against women. It’s high time that the world lets everyone shine.
Originally published at https://www.fuzia.com.