*Demographics: Practice
"Women and Minorities Make Gains at Architecture Firms: [According to the AIA Firm Survey 2014,] Racial and ethnic minorities made large gains in the last decade, and now represent about 20 percent of staff at firms, an increase of 4 percent from 2005. The percentage of minority licensed architects also witnessed a nice bump. Women also made inroads at firms, especially among licensed architects: 26 percent are women, versus 20 percent in 2005. But the percentage of women principals and partners only ticked up slightly." - Eric Willis, AIA Architect
From the 2012 AIA Firm Survey, comparing data from US architectural firms collected in 2008 and 2011:
"The share of female and minority architectural staff declines slightly.
Women now comprise just over one-third (35 percent) of all staff at architectural firms, a slight decrease from 2008... Despite the small gain in the minority leaders at firms, the share of minority licensed architect staff dropped by 4 percentage points during this economic downturn."
Women Minorities
2008 2011 2008 2011
All architectural staff 27% 25% 11% 12%
Principals/partners 17% 11% 11% 12%
Licensed staff 20% 21% 18% 14%
Non-licensed staff 33% 27% 29% 27%
Interns 40% 39% 25% 25%
From Firm Survey 2009:
Women accounted for 17% of firm principals and partners, up from 16% in the 2005 AIA Firm Survey.
Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 11% of firm principals and partners, up from 8% in 2005.
Of licensed architects in firms, women accounted for 20%, the same level as in 2005; racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 18%, up from 11% in 200