I attribute a large amount of my passion for the creative fields to my mother. At school, where art was the closest available subject to graphic design, my class was predominantly female. I can recall other students jokingly making fun of me about ‘arty’ subjects being somehow not ‘manly’ (whatever that meant to them at 15).
At university, I believe there were slightly more females. Yet when I became a Junior Designer, I noticed a much lower percentage of female designers to male. There were more females in project/account management but not as designers, especially in senior roles. Now, after some years, I’ve noticed this begin to change.
There seems to be an increasing amount of female designers across more sectors of graphic design. On reflection, a large number of the most known and vibrant designers I look up to are female. Along with this, I feel that the atmosphere, dialogue, and culture in studios is shifting.
It’s clear that the creative communities rich with varying experiences and backgrounds are now producing the richest possibilities and outcomes. That said, the shift is gradual and I’ve noticed the least change with creative directors and founders, which are still overwhelmingly male.
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