Our Mission

Women in Design Kansas City is a community of women involved in architecture and the design professions who have come together for mentorship, support, and advocacy for women in design. We provide opportunities for working with our community to educate, enhance, explore and celebrate the historic and present contributions of women in our professions through community outreach, mentorship, programs and research.

2011-2012 Theme

This year at WiD-KC, we intend to focus on the quality that will allow us to come out stronger on the other end: resilience. This is the theme for the 2011-2012 WiD-KC Program year.  Our ability to maintain our livelihood has been rigorously tested, but we’ve been successful in part through our determination. As female designers, we have learned to be resilient in our work, life and even health. Our focus this year will be how to become even more resilient in the area of design. From our lectures, lunch discussions and panels, we will promote this idea and build upon the qualities that have helped us persevere.

Our Roots

Women in Design – Kansas City was established in April 2005 with the support of AIA Kansas City.  It began with a meeting of 25 women who created an organization that has grown to over 500 members.  Women in Design was initiated as an attempt to reach out to established professionals in the community, to learn from their success, and to advance the work women are doing.  WiD-KC has become a place for women in various design professions to meet others in their fields and to learn about ourselves through each other.

Membership

Although grounded in architecture, WiD-KC has broadened its reach to include members from all associated professions involved in design of the built environment; including landscape, graphics, industrial design, interiors, construction and marketing.

Because our members wear many hats and calendars are often full, WiD-KC requires no membership fees or official commitment.  We provide a variety of events at different times during the work day to encourage members to attend events that work for them. WiD-KC offers the flexibility to be involved as little or as much as you like. As Women in Design – Kansas City continues to grow we have been working towards a way of organizing ourselves to ensure great programs and events happen for our members.

There are many ways to get involved in Women in Design – Kansas City.  You can come to our monthly events, join a committee, sign-up for our mentorship program, or simply sign-up to receive our monthly e-Newletter.

Women in Design – Kansas City is a committee of AIA – Kansas City, a nonprofit 501 (c) 6 organization.