Feminine touch: MoMA examines women in design

The exhibition, which opened on 5 October and will run until 1 October 2014, examines the contribution of female architects, product designers and graphic designers to the design world. The works on show include items by Ray Eames of famous duo Charles and Ray Eames, and a kitchen designed by Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier.

Women have long had a presence in the hallowed walls of museums, but more often as subjects rather than as creators of art. This exhibition is an important recognition of their work in the last century, especially in the context of 21st-century shifting gender norms.

For more on the changing role of women, read our macrotrend about the tribe of influential and powerful women we have called the Athena Woman.