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Posted by RicodJour on July 16, 2007, 2:57 pm
> To the Newsgroup:
>
> Is there 1:1 females practicing in your firm today? Last I look at graduate
> schools ... in the studios... it was not 1:1. And are the female architects
> getting paid the same? Same benefits? Same expectations? Really... Let me
> help you pull the wool out of your eyes!
>
> Female Architects are more likely to get laid off do to not being the bread
> winner in the family... miss conception most times but it is what it is.
> Female Architect have to prove themselves more and wait longer to get more
> responsibility on a project and are questioned all they... for example: I
> designed a scissors truss for an Elementary School while working for a Pa.
> firm. One of the Senior Associates was very excited and supportive but my
> equals were telling me it could not be done and it would not be more
> economical... I prove them wrong...
>
> Another example was a code review for a large scale project. I was very
> complete but not as fast as my male counter part working on another
> project... the male counter part forgot to review the building for a large
> number of sections but it was okay with the Principles knowing a senior
> associate was going to review his work. That same Senior Associates call me
> up personally and complemented me on my work and stated I did an excellent
> job. Stating that my work equated to much less time for him to do his review
> of my work... But one of the Principles in the firm told me I was much
> slower then other counter parts and more or less laid me off for being an
> excellent skilled worker that his firm didn't want to pay for. He would
> rather pay for a lesser skilled and not as competent worker. The Principle
> would rather pay for speed and mistakes then a complete well done job... My
> experience is female architect are more concern with quality of there work
> and do not watch the clock as male counter maybe more likely to do
>
> As fare as sexism... all of my atmospheres I have worked in have been
> nothing but professional... But working on the East Coast and I might add
> Philadelphia Area... it is still quite hard for a female architect well over
> and above the cat calling on the job sites.
>
> Can't win for losing...
I read nothing in what you wrote that _any_ person, male or female,
wouldn't have experienced.
If you are going into architecture for the lucre, I suggest you re-
examine the situation and/or lower your expectations.
R
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