Membership Surveys
Women & Planning Division Membership Survey Results
Membership Survey — 2022
The Women & Planning Division conducted a survey of its members in Fall 2022. The goal of each member survey is to explore the biggest issues facing women in the planning profession, assess areas of improvement on behalf of this Division, and determine ways to enhance your membership. Nearly 165 Division members participated in this online survey. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Members reported the following issues were most important to them:
- Status and role of women within the planning profession
- Impacts of the built environment on women's health, safety, and everyday life
- Equity and opportunities for women of color
- Gender salary gap
- Planning FOR women
- Status and role of women in APA, AICP, or FAICP
- Equity of training and education opportunities
- Workplace topics like paid parental leave and affordable childcare
A summary of the 2022 Membership Survey can be found here.
Membership Survey — 2020
The Women & Planning Division conducted a survey of its members in 2020. The goal of each member survey is to explore the biggest issues facing women in the planning profession, assess areas of improvement on behalf of this Division, and determine ways to enhance your membership. Approximately 185 Division members participated in this online survey. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Members were most interested in the following issues, as it relates to women and the planning profession: Ensuring equity and opportunities for women of color within the Division and within the planning profession; Pay equity; and Status and role of women within the planning profession.
In response to this member survey, we are prioritizing the following as a Division:
- We are developing a pilot mentorship program focused on interested survey respondents in the pilot year
- Advocating for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in APA
- Ensuring that ALL women have a platform and are represented by the Division
- Conducting career-focused webinars
- Offering virtual networking opportunities
View a summary of the survey results here.
Membership Survey — 2017
The Women & Planning Division conducted a survey of its members in 2017. The goal of the survey was to explore what rises to the top of importance for our members, including the make-up of our members, important roles of the Division, the biggest issues facing Women in Planning, areas of improvement, and ways to enhance your membership.
Overall, the survey showed that our members are interested in promoting professional growth of women in the planning field, create a national network actively promoting and addressing women's issues in planning as well as the biggest issues facing women are: Pay Equity, Status/Role of Women in the Profession, and Preparation for Promotional Opportunities and Training.
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Membership Survey — 2013
The Planning and Women Division conducted a survey of its members in fall 2013. The goal of the survey was to have a deeper understanding of who the members are, how they feel the Division is performing, and what improvements they would like to see implemented. Forty-five members responded to the survey, which represents an approximately 38% return rate.
Overall, the survey showed support for the Division's mission statement. In addition, the survey indicated that women and aging and the status/role of women within the planning profession are top issues of concern among the membership. The members also expressed an eagerness to assist in activities of the Division. The PWD Executive Committee is using the information from the survey to set priorities to be addressed in 2014.
Membership Survey — 2009
The Planning and Women Division conducted a survey of its members in 2009. The goal of the survey was to gain insight into conference and continuing education topics that interest members, and to get feedback on the Division's election process. The survey also asked questions related to the mission statement and newsletter. Fifty-four members responded to the survey, which represents a 43% return rate.
Like the 2013 version, the survey showed support for the Division's mission statement. In addition, the survey indicated that the role of women in the planning profession, as well as pay and general social equity are the women-oriented planning issues that most interest division members. According to the survey, PWD members would like to see the division sponsor sessions related to public policy affecting women, leadership, and moving into management.