[2] The Australian Institute of Architects’ Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize is named in her honour.
[4] Whitman contributed to popular media publications, academic journals, industry reports, and conferences; and also sat on numerous architectural juries.
[5][6][7][8] The study grew out of Whitman's realisation in 2002 that though nearly half of al architecture students and graduates in Australia were women, only 16% of registered architects across the country were female.
[8] Adept at working across academic research and architectural practice, she was also known for her care and support of graduate students, and women architects in the profession more generally.
[4][10] In 2016, ten years after her death, she was recognised posthumously with the Australian Institute of Architects Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize—a prize established to acknowledge “exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution to the advancement of gender equity in architectural practice, education and governance”.