A panel of leading women in product design discussed their experiences of working in the field in this live talk produced by Dezeen for Philips TV & Sound.
Philips TV & Sound was represented on the panel by its senior lead designer Lisa Grahner. Pernilla Johansson, chief design officer at Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux, also appeared on the panel, alongside Joerka Koenders, founder of her eponymous design and branding consultancy.
The talk was moderated by Dezeen's deputy editor Cajsa Carlson, and explored the challenges that women in the field of product design face as well as how gender parity in the industry can be improved.
Titled Women in Product Design, the talk is the second in a series of four by Dezeen and Philips TV & Sound exploring issues at the cutting edge of the industry.
According to a survey undertaken by US professional organisation AIGA and Google in 2016, women account for 44 per cent of the design workforce worldwide, and earn an average of six per cent less than their male counterparts. Meanwhile, not-for-profit consultancy Creative Equals states that only 17 per cent of creative directors worldwide are women.
A 2018 report by Design Council found that men account for 95 per cent of the product and industrial design workforce in the UK, despite the fact that 63 per cent of the country's art and design students are women.
Lisa Grahner, senior lead designer at Philips TV & Sound
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