Shalae Larsen, ASLA, PLA joined Daniella Hirschfeld and Nancy Monteith for a panel discussion entitled: “Opening Doors and Creating Opportunities” on April 11th at the ASLA Utah conference. Together, they facilitated a conversation around the experience of being a woman in landscape architecture. In turn, this uncovered some insights into how we might create more opportunities for women in the field.
Over the course of the presentation, they leveraged a variety of mentimeter polls. We’re sharing a few of the poll results here. Give them a read – we hope they are as thought provoking for you as they were for us!
Results from Mentimeter Polls
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – How do you personally identify?
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – What does work/life balance mean to you?
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – How important is work/life balance mean to you?
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – In what ways do you feel supported?
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – In what ways do you not feel supported?
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – How are you connecting with others?
Mentimeter Poll from ASLA UT Conference 2025 – What would help you reach the top of the ladder?
Image is from the VELA (Visualizing Equity in Landscape Architecture) Project (https://www.asla.org/2021awards/2605.html).
The image above visualizes the high attrition rate for women in the field from entering a degree to making one’s way through to “Advanced Career Leadership” roles.
What do you make of this data? How can we do better at “opening doors and creating opportunities?” What path(s) forward do you see?
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Io LandArch co-founders Shalae Larsen (left) and Susan Crook (right) at the 2025 ASLA conference.
