Haus proud: The women of Bauhaus

'When the Bauhaus art school opened in 1919, more women applied than men – so why have we never heard of them?'

Article by Jonathan Glancey for The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/nov/07/the-women-of-bauhaus

Women of the Bauhaus

Alice Twemlow writes on women of the Bauhaus: ‘Disproportionate, unfortunately, is the way in which the work of the male artists and designers who taught and studied at the Bauhaus have been celebrated over their female counterparts.’

Read the rest of the article here:

https://frieze.com/article/women-bauhaus

The First Female Typographer

Read this wonderful article by John Boardley on the beginnings of typography at ‘I Love Typography’

http://goo.gl/C1qX6T

Female pioneers of the Bauhaus

Self-portrait by Gertrud Arndt at the Bauhaus in 1926-27

‘Why did a supposedly progressive school turn out to be so misogynistic?’
Alice Rawstorn in the IHT.

Read the full article here

Gender bias in book publishing

Research shows that gender bias in books publishing remains acute. Study by Vida shows that the great majority of quality-press reviews are still by and about male writers. Read the article on The Guardian.
 

The Time of the Signs

A great interview with Margaret Calvert by Phil Baines. Read it here.

Spare Rib

Spare Rib was launched in 1972, emerging out of the counter culture of the late 1960s. It was part of the 'underground' press, providing a feminist alternative to commercial women’s magazines. The first magazine of its kind in the UK, its purpose was to investigate and present alternatives to the traditional gender roles for women. An extensive collection of most if not all publications can be found in the Women's Library reference/reading room in London.

Gender Inequality in Language

Tracking gender inequality in language: "Starting in the 1960s with the influence of feminism, and in the 1970s with political correctness (the two have somewhat overlapping agendas), there has been an effort to replace the use of gender-biased terms and terms that inaccurately apply to one sex with more inclusive terms", writes Orin Hargraves. Read the full article here.

Women at the Drawing Board

Alice Rawsthorn on compiling a list of 20 designers who will influence the next decade with Paola Antonelli: "Our list was equally balanced between the sexes", she explains. But… "Have things changed? Yes and no."

Students at the Rhode Island School of Design

If "most top design schools these days have a majority of female students" (...) "why do so few women reach the top of design?" Read the full article on The New York Times.

If looks could save

An article written by Rick Poynor in 2004 on two major campaigns that show how women are still defined by their looks in the advertising industry. Read it on Eye.

 

Behind Every Great Woman

A little bit of change since 1970 but by far not enough!

Illustration from Business Week

The Female Factor

‘Why do so few women reach the top of design? The short answer is the same lack of self-belief and entitlement that dogs them in every other profession, combined with opposition from those who commission the majority of design projects, most of whom are men. The graphic designer Paula Scher once described this as the “Why did I get the woman?” syndrome. Read entire article by Alice Rawstorn on the website of The New York Times

Elephant no.6

Issue 6 of Elephant magazine includes an article on the status of women in graphic design today, written by Astrid Stavro. With interviews with Mia Frostner, Apfel, Linda van Deursen and many more. Order your copy here.

Slanted #12

Issue 12 of Slanted showcases the work of female designers such as Ariane Spanier (Berlin), Julia Born (Amsterdam) and Verena Gerlach (Berlin), the photographic essays “Brides of Krishna” by Kalpesh Lathigra (dmbmedia / London) and “Female Marines” from the archives of the U.S. Marine Corps as well as contemporary typefaces, illustrations and graphic projects by female designers. Type essays by Laure Boer (Berlin) and Gerda Breuer/Julia Meer (Wuppertal) are dealing with the role of women in graphic design and typography and outline a corresponding history. Numerous interviews with Verena Gerlach (Berlin), Ariane Spanier (Berlin, Nadine Chahine (Bad Homburg), Veronika Burian (Prag), Laura Worthington (Washington), Kapitza (London), Geneviève Gauckler (Paris), Esen Karol (Istanbul), Akiko Kanna (Tokyo) and Susanne Baer (Tokyo) as well as the second part of the Tokyo report by Ian Lynam (Tokyo), a musical travelogue and a paper report round up stuff to read. Order your copy through the Slanted website or see some more images here.

Women giving feminism a bad name

Spare me from the whining women who are giving feminism a bad name article
"Sadly, a lot of what passes for feminism these days is just moaning about men, congratulating ourselves on nothing in particular, and mocking them for being big kids while doing everything we can to keep them that way." Read Julie Burchill's full article on The Guardian