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Personal profile
Biography
Gill Matthewson's research focuses on gender and architecture. While she has a background as a practising architect in Britain and New Zealand and continues to design, throughout her career she has returned again and again to the issue of women and architecture. These issues precipitated her MA research which explored the issue of gender as it manifests in architecture by investigating the professional and intellectual presence of three women involved the conception, realisation and interpretation of the Barcelona Pavilion.
The latest manifestation of Gill's research is her PhD thesis 'Dimensions of Gender: women's careers in the Australian architecture profession', which was awarded at the University of Queensland and received a Dean's award for outstanding thesis. Her research is both quantitative - mapping the participation of women in the Australian profession - and qualitative - involving ethnographic research into aspects of the work culture of the profession that produced gender bias.
Gill is a member of the Parlour collective, the activist website promoting equity and diversity in the architecture profession. She is regularly asked to present and contribute to forums discussing gender and architecture.
External positions
Member, National Committee for Gender Equity, Australian Institute of Architects
Apr 2016 → …Research area keywords
- gender and architecture
Network
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Projects
Improving the Safety of Women and Girls on Public Transport
Taft, A., Kalms, N., Bawden, G., Matthewson, G., Hooker, L., Forsdike-Young, K. & Henry, N.
22/08/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Investigating young women’s experiences of Sydney at Night
Kalms, N., Matthewson, G., Berry, J., Bawden, G. & Fileborn, B.
The Committee for Sydney Incorporated
3/12/18 → 15/02/19
Project: Research
Architectural Education and the Profession in Australia Research Study 2018
Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
23/10/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Safety after dark: Creating a city for women living and working in Sydney
Matthewson, G., Webb, I., Kalms, N., Committee for Sydney & Plan International, 2019, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Committee for Sydney. 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
2018 ACA National Salary Survey
Matthewson, G., 2018, Melbourne, Vic, Australia: Association of Consulting Architects. 23 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
Free To Be: Delhi
Kalms, N., Matthewson, G. & Tanner, S., 2018, Surrey, UK: Plan International. 24 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
Free To Be: Kampala
Kalms, N., Matthewson, G. & Tanner, S., 2018, Surrey, UK: Plan International. 24 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
Free To Be: Lima
Kalms, N., Matthewson, G. & Tanner, S., 2018, Surrey, UK: Plan International. 24 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
Prizes
2018 Dean's Award for Research Impact
Nicole Kalms (Recipient), Gene Bawden (Recipient), Pamela Salen (Recipient), Gill Matthewson (Recipient), Allison Edwards (Recipient) & Hannah Korsmeyer (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dean's Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Theses
Gill Matthewson (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Munro Diversity Award 2014
Gill Matthewson (Recipient) & Justine Clark (Recipient), 2014
Prize: National/international honour
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) - President's Awards for Research 2016 - Outstanding University-located Research - Shortlisted
Justine Clark (Recipient), Naomi Stead (Recipient), Karen Burns (Recipient), Sandra Kaji O'Grady (Recipient), Julie Willis (Recipient), Amanda Roan (Recipient) & Gill Matthewson (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
2019 International Women's Day Breakfast
Nicole Kalms (Contributor), Gill Matthewson (Contributor)2019 → …
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Tram Lab: Improving the Safety of Women and Girls on Pubic Transport
Nicole Kalms (Contributor), Gene Bawden (Contributor), Gill Matthewson (Contributor), Ilya Fridman (Contributor), Jess Berry (Contributor), Hannah Korsmeyer (Contributor), Allison Edwards (Contributor), Isabella Webb (Contributor)20 Nov 2019
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Australian Rail Security Forum
Nicole Kalms (Invited speaker), Gill Matthewson (Invited speaker), Hannah Korsmeyer (Invited speaker)9 Dec 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
A Design Thinking Workshop for Family Planning Victoria
Nicole Kalms (Speaker), Gill Matthewson (Speaker), Hannah Korsmeyer (Speaker)18 Apr 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Crowd-mapping: Workingshopping a new urban imaginary
Nicole Kalms (Director), Hannah Korsmeyer (Contributor), Gene Bawden (Contributor), Allison Edwards (Contributor), Pam Salen (Contributor), Gillian Matthewson (Contributor)21 Mar 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Press / Media
ABC NEWS: 'Many women don't feel safe exercising in public, but is bright lighting the solution?'
Nicole Kalms, Sharon Goulds, Sophie Tanner & Gill Matthewson
11/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
ABC NEWS
Nicole Kalms, Sharon Goulds, Sophie Tanner & Gill Matthewson
10/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
THE AGE: 'Groups of men harassed me to tears in the street – and no one acted'
Nicole Kalms & Gill Matthewson
26/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
ABC NEWS: 'These sustainable urban design ideas could help Melbourne reclaim most liveable city crown'
Nicole Kalms, Gene Bawden, Pamela Salen, Gill Matthewson, Allison Edwards & Hannah Korsmeyer
22/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
LANDSCAPE AUSTRALIA: 'AILA census report reveals mixed progress in gender equity'
Nicole Kalms, Gillian Matthewson & Naomi Stead
20/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature