Designing Women
Designing Women
Designing Women is an initiative that aims to combat gender inequality in the design industry and highlights the impact of female-identifying, non-binary, and other persons affected by gendered issues in design.
Designing Women is an initiative that aims to combat gender inequality in the design industry and highlights the impact of female-identifying, non-binary, and other persons affected by gendered issues in design.
The problem
The problem
The mission
The mission
The Global Gender Gap Index 2023 shows that full gender equality is still not reached anywhere.
As of 2023, the general gender gap between those who identify as male and those who identify as female is 31.4% open. It’s a difference between how females and males work, earn, are appreciated, seen, and treated in many aspects of life, including access to healthcare and political empowerment.
At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full parity.
The Global Gender Gap Index 2023 shows that full gender equality is still not reached anywhere.
As of 2023, the general gender gap between those who identify as male and those who identify as female is 31.4% open. It’s a difference between how females and males work, earn, are appreciated, seen, and treated in many aspects of life, including access to healthcare and political empowerment.
At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full parity.
We at Readymag promote equity in the design field and believe that female-identifying, non-binary, and other persons affected by gendered issues deserve due recognition and respect in work, must have equal rights, paychecks, opportunities, and representation.
Dedication to gender equity is very personal for us. Readymag was founded in 2013 by three design agency dropouts, one of them being Diana Kasay. In 2016, she became the sole person at the company’s wheel, combining the CEO job with raising a kid. Our marketing and design teams are mostly female, and we’ve experienced lots of the issues the project addresses firsthand.
In 2019, this feminist vector in Readymag distilled into a Designing Women editorial, which highlighted the impact of women in design and was accompanied by a brilliant essay on the main challenges they face in work. Since then, we have made a conscious effort to highlight women’s impact on design.
We at Readymag promote equity in the design field and believe that female-identifying, non-binary, and other persons affected by gendered issues deserve due recognition and respect in work, must have equal rights, paychecks, opportunities, and representation.
Dedication to gender equity is very personal for us. Readymag was founded in 2013 by three design agency dropouts, one of them being Diana Kasay. In 2016, she became the sole person at the company’s wheel, combining the CEO job with raising a kid. Our marketing and design teams are mostly female, and we’ve experienced lots of the issues the project addresses firsthand.
In 2019, this feminist vector in Readymag distilled into a Designing Women editorial, which highlighted the impact of women in design and was accompanied by a brilliant essay on the main challenges they face in work. Since then, we have made a conscious effort to highlight women’s impact on design.
What’s inside
An archive of notable women of the 20th and 21st centuries who shape the design industry. Read on to explore the lives of these remarkable women and get inspired by their brilliant minds’ creations.
Initiatives, NGOs, and other projects to support female-identifying and non-binary persons on their career path.
A boost with funds from Readymag plus mentoring and memberships from our partners, Female Design Council*, for four designers, who identify as women, non-binary, or have been affected by gender-related issues.
* The Female Design Council is a dynamic design leadership organization dedicated to providing a strong community for all womxn, irrespective of color, race, gender, or sexual identity, in the fields of design, architecture, and applied arts.