2024-11-21T11:14:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150434758/the-longevity-legacy-of-the-vanilla-architect-how-a-monoculture-yields-cycles-of-unconscious-bias-tokenism-and-system-justification Suzannah Grasel 2024-08-20T15:18:00-04:00 >2024-08-28T17:22:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/ba6dd521379c4de583b888082bccd37f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>This Op-Ed explores how unconscious bias of mentors, tokenism, and resultant patterns of system justification reinforce a status quo that marginalizes women and people of color. These complex and long-lived dynamics are unpacked through personal anecdotes, historical analysis, and contemporary research. By examining repeating organizational behaviors, we can better discuss the barriers that women and people of color face within the industry. I hope that the anecdotes act as a lens to another perspective to those without these experiences and give voice to those with similar.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/150238069/overlooked-a-reflection-on-progress-and-equality-of-women-in-architecture Margie Lavender 2020-11-19T09:00:00-05:00 >2022-03-01T11:53:38-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d2/d21bf75e26be09c18a4dd9c10ba5a0ed.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Recently I was asked to name female pioneers in architecture of the 20th century and how the industry has changed to become more inclusive. It was a quandary &ndash; I knew they were looking for an inspiring story with an upward trajectory. Architecture and design can appear as an idealized realm to the outside world.&nbsp;</p>