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In haar proefschrift analyseert de auteur de rol van technologie in de gender-ongelijkheid. Ze gaat na welke processen aan de basis liggen van de gendering van het Amsterdamse project 'De Digitale Stad' en hoe DDS bijgedragen heeft aan de in- of exclusie van vrouwen als gebruiker ontwerper. Daarbij maakte ze gebruik van het concept gender scripts, gematerialiseerde vooronderstellingen van de ontwerpers over de gebruikers en de gebruikssituatie. De ontworpen gender scripts waren niet zozeer het resultaat van bewuste pogingen van ontwerpers om vrouwelijke gebruikers uit te sluiten. Veeleer waren zij het resultaat van onbewuste herhalingen van de bestaande masculiene norm in technologie, met exclusie van vrouwelijke gebruikers als resultaat. Het zichtbaar maken van deze onbewuste normen kan zorgen dat technologie in de toekomst vrouwvriendelijker kan worden ontworpen. In dit boek heeft de auteur een aantal suggesties gedaan aan ontwerpers en beleidsmakers om de exclusie van vrouwelijke gebruikers te voorkomen.

Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Community organization --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Mass communications --- Computer architecture. Operating systems --- Gender --- Participation --- Thesis --- Technology --- Design --- Internet --- Book --- Netherlands

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How can information technology (IT) paradigms and design processes be studied from a gender perspective? What does IT design look like when its construction is informed by gender research? Though gender research and computing science seem like two separate worlds, this book proves how inspirational a confrontation and combination of those worlds can be. A deconstructive analysis of advanced fields of computing shows the multiple ways in which software design is gendered and how gendering effects are produced by its use. Concepts and assumptions underlying research and development, along with design tools and IT products, teaching methods and materials are studied. The book not only offers a gender analysis of information society technologies, it also shows practical examples of how IT can be different. A gender perspective on IT design can serve as an eye-opener for what tends to be overlooked and left out. It yields innovative ideas and high quality software systems that may empower a large diversity of users for an active participation in our information society.

Computers and women. --- Information technology --- Women --- Social aspects. --- Effect of technological innovations on. --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Women and computers --- Sociology. --- Gender Studies. --- Sociology, general. --- Social theory --- Social sciences

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How can information technology (IT) paradigms and design processes be studied from a gender perspective? What does IT design look like when its construction is informed by gender research? Though gender research and computing science seem like two separate worlds, this book proves how inspirational a confrontation and combination of those worlds can be. A deconstructive analysis of advanced fields of computing shows the multiple ways in which software design is gendered and how gendering effects are produced by its use. Concepts and assumptions underlying research and development, along with design tools and IT products, teaching methods and materials are studied. The book not only offers a gender analysis of information society technologies, it also shows practical examples of how IT can be different. A gender perspective on IT design can serve as an eye-opener for what tends to be overlooked and left out. It yields innovative ideas and high quality software systems that may empower a large diversity of users for an active participation in our information society.

Sociology --- sociologie --- gender