In a 2019 census conducted by AIGA,
61% of designers identified as female, 36% as male, and 3% as other.
A secondary measure revealed that, despite big numbers,
women held less than 12% of leadership roles.
It’s no secret that the majority of the design field in the United States is comprised of female designers.
The 1960s and 1970s offered the world political revolutions that would change gender policy making forever.
Through surveys, interviews, census counts and much more, these organizations have empowered female designers.
In this section, you will find three phases of data collection: Scholarly Research, Interviews and Survey Results.
This section comes to four conclusions about contributing causes for the leadership imbalance in design.
These solutions were designed to both inform the public about this industry problem, as well as help connect designers together.