SELECT count(*) FROM architect WHERE gender  =  'female'
How many architects are female?
[Schema (values) (types)]: | architecture |  architect : id (text) , name (text) , nationality (text) , gender (text) | bridge : architect_id (text) , id (text) , name (text) , location (text) , length_meters (text) , length_feet (number) | mill : architect_id (text) , id (text) , location (text) , name (text) , type (text) , built_year (number) , notes (number);