Missing in Action. Stories of Women of (Digital) Design
In recent years the focus on the role of women in the design world has opened up significant spaces for exploration and research. However, in worlds bordering on other disciplines such as Information Communication Technologies, STEM and Computer Science, i.e. the world that involves design in the di...
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| description | In recent years the focus on the role of women in the design world has opened up significant spaces for exploration and research. However, in worlds bordering on other disciplines such as Information Communication Technologies, STEM and Computer Science, i.e. the world that involves design in the digital field, the mapping of their contribution becomes blurred. The article addresses the problem of research and mapping the presence of women in the field of digital technologies and design according to a historical perspective. In particular, it addresses and analyses the research context and the lack of documentation and sources that often highlight not the absence of female protagonists, but rather the lack of their narrative. In particular, it suggests a revision focused on the (under)representation of women in knowledge gatekeepers, such as Wikipedia, or inside the community represented by tech and international conferences, as a symptom and need for a change of perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccdbb4fc520d429cad0dc038911e78b72022-12-21T20:00:16ZengAiap EdizioniPad1972-78872020-12-0113194058Missing in Action. Stories of Women of (Digital) DesignLetizia Bollini0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-4838Libera Università di BolzanoIn recent years the focus on the role of women in the design world has opened up significant spaces for exploration and research. However, in worlds bordering on other disciplines such as Information Communication Technologies, STEM and Computer Science, i.e. the world that involves design in the digital field, the mapping of their contribution becomes blurred. The article addresses the problem of research and mapping the presence of women in the field of digital technologies and design according to a historical perspective. In particular, it addresses and analyses the research context and the lack of documentation and sources that often highlight not the absence of female protagonists, but rather the lack of their narrative. In particular, it suggests a revision focused on the (under)representation of women in knowledge gatekeepers, such as Wikipedia, or inside the community represented by tech and international conferences, as a symptom and need for a change of perspective.https://www.padjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PAD19-040.pdfwomen and technologiesdigital designerswomen of the digital designdigital design historywomen in design history |
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| title | Missing in Action. Stories of Women of (Digital) Design |
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| title_short | Missing in Action. Stories of Women of (Digital) Design |
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