Architect honoree Zaha Hadid attends Glamour Magazine's 22nd annual 'Women of the Year Awards' at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 12, 2012 in New York. In 2004, Ms. Hadid was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Op-ed contributor Mia Scharphie says women now 'have the opportunity to bring closer a future where talented women in design don’t get passed over.' (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/File)
1:28 pm ET -An online campaign to have the work of architect Denise Scott Brown recognized by the Pritzker Architecture Prize committee has shed light on the ongoing struggles of women in architecture. Women must push themselves to 'lean in' more to fight internal and external obstacles.
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Immigration reform is a women's issue
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Motive in Boston bombings: Look to tribal code of honor
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Egypt's misguided search for heroes
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