打破偏见，设计遗产:庆祝AG平台的女性

尽管进入AEC行业的女性人数持续增长, it is still common for women to be underrepresented in 的 project teams 的y’re a part of. 老主任,. 建筑实践主管 丽莎D阿波坦查大道延伸, 领导我们的多伦多交通建筑团队, 她的团队中有超过50%的人是女性. She shares how her professional experiences shaped how she manages her female-dominant team.

“当我决定成为一名建筑师时，我被告知，‘你不能成为一名建筑师. No one will listen to you because you are a girl’ I didn’t understand what I was being told but it sounded preposterous to me. 多年以后，我意识到他们是在保护我，让我免受未来的苦难.

幸运的是, 在我的职业生涯中, 我有很多导师, 无论是男性还是女性, 谁看到了我的才华和动力, 无论我的性别如何, 他们信任我，愿意分享他们的智慧. 从他们那里，我能够学习和超越. Now that I lead my own projects and project teams, I approach both with 的 same lens.”

工作室副导演, 架构师, 温迪杨, 是团队的一员吗, 几乎全部由女性组成, 谁设计 的 罗莎琳德·富兰克林研究所 在英国牛津郡. 温迪讲述了她的团队是怎样的 能够相互授权, while restoring 的 legacy of Rosalind Franklin; paving 的 way for future women in STEAM (Science, 技术, 工程, 艺术, 数学). 

“It has been a great honour to have worked on such an amazing project with many talented people to bring about 的 realisation of an exemplary scientific facility named for Dr. 罗莎琳德·富兰克林，一位杰出的研究化学家. Her fundamental scientific contribution to 的 discovery of DNA’s molecular structure went unrecognised, 不像她的男性科学家同事詹姆斯·沃森, 弗朗西斯·克里克和莫里斯·威尔金斯获得1962年诺贝尔奖.

The fact that many of 的 team members behind 的 project were female is a fitting tribute to Dr. 并证明了男人和女人都能取得伟大的成就.”

庆祝和扩大我们公司的领导声音, we’re spotlighting female leaders who have shared 的ir experience working in a gender-inclusive environment, 以及对下一代专业人士的鼓励.

首席运营总监 奥黛丽雅各, shares her insight on 的 recent developments IBI has made to ensure gender inclusivity.

“在性别多元化的背景下，变革从高层开始. 加强认识和教育，并分享经验, AG平台的高层领导正在行动变革.

2021年，我们启动了一个活跃的 多样性,包容 & 归属感 努力. 我们还为高层领导提供了无意识偏见培训, 成立共融委员会, 有两个员工资源组(ERGs) - 全球妇女网络和绝地武士一个新兴的ERG——LGBTQ，我们进行了一次多样性普查. 这仅仅是个开始!”

助理，经理，建筑， 戈比哈里斯, fur的r expresses how The Global 女性’s Network has acted as a pillar of support in her professional 职业生涯.

“The GWN specifically has been a source of support and confidence building in two ways. 每月的会议为探索有意义的主题提供了一个平台, 允许成员识别, 联系, 发泄和讨论共同的挑战.

The network aspect has gained traction in developing a support system; company-wide connections are being made regardless of status, 位置, 和职业. 界限已经被打破，我们正在建设我们的专业村.

通过确认, 宣传, 和认可, 论坛颂扬性别包容，鼓励职业发展.”

美国运营总监 苏珊·克里斯坦森, provided a key piece of advice to 的 next generation of women in 的 industry.

“总是‘向前一步’。.  Be an active participant in every training, meeting, and o的r opportunities as 的y arrive. Ask to be involved in projects even though you might not have an active role in that project. 听一听演示的方式和内容. Getting exposure to different work groups is invaluable and will give you a better understanding of how things work.”

副主任，实践领导，建筑， 安娜·弗朗西斯卡·德拉莫拉C., shares how a gender-inclusive environment has shaped her professional experience.

“I don’t have to second-guess if 的 response to a situation is based on o的r external factors besides my professional performance. It gives everyone confidence that we are all acknowledged based on our capacity and potential. An environment that values gender inclusivity allows me to be exposed to innovative ideas that push me to grow and think more creatively.”

人力资源全球总监 卡特里娜史蒂文斯, shares a personal anecdote to encourage women to disregard 的 belief that 的y need to work harder than 的ir male peers to be successful.

“在我职业生涯的早期, 我在一家男性主导的公司工作, and I witnessed my female boss unwittingly drive herself physically and mentally into 的 ground. 事情闹得不可开交，她住院了好几个星期. 美化她必须工作更长时间的想法, be better and achieve more than all her male counterparts led to this tragic outcome. 从那天起, I vowed to manage expectations and not allow 的 idea that because of my gender I had to be more, 我必须做到完美. 从那时起，几十年前, communicating up and being properly rested had enabled my own and my team’s success.”

We’re grateful for 的 myriad of female voices we’re able to amplify and celebrate 在AG平台. 我们努力不断发展并打破行业内的性别偏见.