Teena,
The particularly interesting question politically is if my #3 is yes, is gender are or age and seniority the primary difference)s) between young (female) designers and (male) supervisors, colleagues, predecessors, etc.? Aliens or something will take us all.
Gunnar
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From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design on behalf of teena clerke
Sent: Fri 1/18/2008 10:41 PM
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Subject: Re: alien genders; was: Nigel Cross on Design Research
Gunnar,
like you, I am curious to know what others think. I venture to say
though, that your translation constructs an answer.
>Teena,
>
>Aliens and my smart-ass answers aside, I would translate you questions as
>
>1) "Is there design research of some sort or style that is mainly
>done by or favored by female researchers over male researchers?
>
>2) "Is there design research of some sort or style that is mainly
>done by or favored by male researchers over female researchers?
>
>3) "Do male researchers influence female researchers to do different
>research or to do research differently than they would without male
>researchers influencing them?"
>
>Did I get it right? I don't even have the start of an answer but I
>think they are fascinating questions. I'd love to know what various
>researchers (male and female) think.
>
>Gunnar
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