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12 - Pathways to Gender Equality in Design

from Part III - Gender and Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2024

Ellen Balka
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
Ina Wagner
Affiliation:
Universität Siegen, Germany
Anne Weibert
Affiliation:
Universität Siegen, Germany
Volker Wulf
Affiliation:
Universität Siegen, Germany
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Summary

This chapter reflects on some of the challenges surrounding the broader context of design. Strengthening intersectionality in systems design requires data not just concerning women but also gender minorities, that can be shared and analyzed; it requires ‘finding’ those who should be part of research and creating safe spaces for them. A feminist perspective encourages to prioritize the ‘personal’, recognizing it as a political act of resistance. At the heart of gender equality is the collective dimension of women’s citizenship and their social capital. Alliances in support of gender/social justice in design need to be built using strategies such as participatory infrastructuring and ‘institutioning’ but also acknowledging the importance of feminist trade unionism. The final points raised in this chapter are: how to connect with moves to decolonize discourses and practices of IT design; how to take a feminist perspective with regard to teaching; how to get funded and published; and how to challenge the business models of the software industry that undermine technical flexibility and make gender-sensitive design approaches difficult to implement on a larger scale.

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Gender and Technology at Work
From Workplace Studies to Social Justice in Design
, pp. 313 - 335
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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