Tag Archives: Design
What google teaches us about our views on the sexes
TweetChris Harrison, a Ph.D. student in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon, created an infographic of how “he” and “she” are used in Google’s digital books archive, which contains 200 years worth of published material. The graph shows the 120 most common words used after “he” and “she,” ordered in decreasing frequency. When I asked Harrison [...]
Building with the big guys
TweetNo Country for Young Women has a very cool series going on about women working in architecture and construction–two fields that are wildly male-dominated. Sara Fox, an American property development consultant living in London, who was responsible for the construction of London’s iconic Gherkin building, had this to say: Because construction is still, really and [...]
Also tagged Architecture, Sexism, Uncategorized, Work Comments closed
Thanks, CommandC!
TweetWe’re still in the middle of our launch excitement, but I wanted to take a second to thank the wonderful team at CommandC, who – under the leadership of the fabulous Sara Bacon – made this new site possible. They worked with us from the very beginning, brainstorming goals and branding, till the bitter end [...]
Also tagged Bad-Ass Women, Feministing, Uncategorized Comments closed
Design isn’t a boy’s club anymore