AN ARCHITECTURAL firm is championing women in the industry ahead of International Women’s Day.

ADAM Architecture, an international company based in Winchester, is celebrating the day on Wednesday, March 8 by reflecting on the success of its Women in Architecture (WIA) group.

Chief financial officer, Alison Duthie, said: “Our female staff ratio now stands at 42 per cent with five female promotions to management, senior management and the executive board in the last year.

“Women chair or co-chair all key special interest groups within the practice - Sustainability, Historic Buildings, ADAM Futures, Women in Architecture, our Management Board, and policy groups. It is these groups that are driving forward change within the business and are allowing women to promote their skills as strategic thinkers, educators and influencers.”

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Lois Lawn from ADAM Architecture’s Women in Architecture Group said: “Women in all workplace settings can struggle to balance home and work life and architecture is no different. WIA supports female staff both professionally and personally and any concerns can be put forward as a collective voice.

“Our WIA mentorship programme has increased from 25 per cent of the office to more than 50 per cent since its inception in 2019. It’s not just for architects, and now not just for women since its extension to all staff and has proven to be a great success.

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“We learn from each other daily, from the architectural vernacular we’ve each grown up with and the cultural use of public spaces in different countries, to the food we eat in the office. Life in ADAM’s Winchester and London offices is richer and more productive as a result.

“And it is all our staff – not just our women – who are proud to celebrate International Women’s Day.”

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