WHERE DID WE COME FROM?

Equity in Architecture was founded in 2016 when the AIA Georgia Board of Directors, President Theresa Ridley, and Executive Director David Southerland asked Atlanta netWorking Women to expand the group's programming and community outreach from the city of Atlanta to the entire state of Georgia.

WHAT DO WE DO?

Today, Equity in Architecture is an active committee of the Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects that serves the state through volunteer-led initiatives and programming.

Starting in 2023, EQiA will be formally expanding its mission—with the help of allied organizations—to better support other underrepresented groups within the profession while still retaining space for the group's original focus on gender equity. We will be piloting several new subcommittees around which we will plan and implement programs and events for the upcoming year. These new subcommittees include:

• Networking + Outreach

• Professional Development + Mentorship

• Research + Advocacy

• Identity + Inclusion

• Project Highlights

Our aspiration in making this change is to allow members to help define what the organization’s focus should be each year and then adapting our initiatives in support of those focus areas. We hope this will continue to provide thoughtful, meaningful support towards increasing equity in the profession.