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Experimenting The Role Of Ux Design In The Definition Of Gender-Sensitive Service Design Policies, Margherita Pillan, Martina Marzola
Experimenting The Role Of Ux Design In The Definition Of Gender-Sensitive Service Design Policies, Margherita Pillan, Martina Marzola
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The environmental and social sustainability objectives indicated in the 2030 agenda require the development of services for urban contexts capable of responding to the diversified primary needs of different segments of the population. International studies on gender issues show that understanding the specific needs of women, their behaviors and their expectations can yield indications for creating more equitable and inclusive services. The article reports the significant results obtained using UX Design techniques and tools for gender-oriented service design. This activity was carried out in collaboration between university researchers, students, and women's associations, and produced indications on the specific female points …
Putting The Trans* Into Design For Transition: Reflections On Gender, Technology And Natureculture, Sarah Elsie Baker
Putting The Trans* Into Design For Transition: Reflections On Gender, Technology And Natureculture, Sarah Elsie Baker
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Over the last five years, design for transition has emerged as a prominent critical paradigm in designing for sustainable futures. Transition design approaches are united in their aim of reorienting design practices to address global environmental catastrophe and societal inequality. Nevertheless, the discussion of gender and sexuality is notable for its absence. One exception is Arturo Escobar’s (2018) Designs for the Pluriverse. In this paper, I take Escobar’s discussion of gender as my starting point. I suggest that by utilising the concept of “Mother Earth” Escobar risks essentializing gender and biology and limiting the transformative potential of technology. I argue …
The Context And Experience Of Mobility Among Urban Marginalized Women In New Delhi, India, Krity Gera, Peter Hasdell
The Context And Experience Of Mobility Among Urban Marginalized Women In New Delhi, India, Krity Gera, Peter Hasdell
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Gender and mobility are two different yet complex themes that intersect to reveal the impact of the latter on practices related to gender. Indian women experience restriction on their movement because of social, cultural and economic issues. In such contexts, the informal modes of transport emerge as bottom-up solutions to fill in the voids left by public transportation system. Transportation is not just a means for geographical mobility but impacts social mobility of women resulting in enhancement of their overall quality of life. This research takes a descriptive approach to reveal the experience of mobility among urban marginalized women residing …
Exploring The Ongoing Diversity Issues Embedded In Product Design, Franziska Conrad, Gary Underwood
Exploring The Ongoing Diversity Issues Embedded In Product Design, Franziska Conrad, Gary Underwood
Learn X Design Conference Series
The Fourth Industrial Revolution offers great opportunities and challenges to the UK design economy. The emphasis on communication and connectivity, together with new disciplines and new markets derived from technological, political and social change, makes it all the more crucial that the future design industry is infused with a wide range of skills, experience and perspectives. Lack of diversity is hindering that process, and this is especially true in product and industrial design – an industry which is 95% male with no measurable black contingent, according to current figures. Focusing on gender imbalance and opportunities for black, Asian and minority …
A Study On Design Careers And The Impact Of Gender Debra Satterfield, Sunghyun R. Kang, Nora Ladjahasan,, Debra Satterfield, Sunghyun R Kang, Nora Ladjahasan, Andrea Quam, Brytton Bjorngaard
A Study On Design Careers And The Impact Of Gender Debra Satterfield, Sunghyun R. Kang, Nora Ladjahasan,, Debra Satterfield, Sunghyun R Kang, Nora Ladjahasan, Andrea Quam, Brytton Bjorngaard
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Many of those entering the design workforce will at one point in time be affected by life choices. Some of these choices are welcomed, however, others are of necessity and are not reflective of personal preference. Life choices such as childcare, career advancement decisions, marriage, leaving the workforce, making a lateral career move, or becoming an attendant caregiver for an incapacitated family member are only a few examples of situations that can dramatically impact the course of a career in design fields. In addition, women and men may be affected differently by these choices. The purpose of this research is …