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Hi All My previous post did not address all that I wanted to say on this because the focus was the issue of Gender definition. In terms of the change to design research of any form of abduction taking place it seems to me that it would not be possible to make a prediction of any value. Our perceptions of gender for ourselves and others is very much influenced by contextual factors including culture and stereotypes. In my own personal reflections those aspects which I first labelled as female behaviours, for example caring for my child, doing the housework etc, have no logical basis for being female characteristics, the perception is/was nothing more than culturally ingrained sexism. I seem to remember a post in 2006 which declared that there were observable differences in social behaviour between boys and girls, suggesting that girls generally seek to make friends verbally whereas boy try to make friends physically. Such differences as these may develop the cultural perceptions of what is 'girly' behaviour and what is not. Nevertheless, as we mature, and may be influenced by our professional roles, I would suggest that many of us become more rounded. And as is discussed in Sternberg's text 'Wisdom', this translates to men becoming a little more feminine and women becoming a little more masculine, especially after the parenting phase of live is considered over. So what I propose is that the influence of abduction of design researchers is possibly more understandable in terms of the proportion of inclusive open-minded individuals remaining. Regards Kev Dr. Kev Hilton Head of Research The Centre for Design Research School of Design City Campus East Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST UK 0191 243 7340 [log in to unmask] http://www.openfolio.com/users/kevhilton http://northumbria.ac.uk/experts/kevinhilton -----Original Message----- From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of teena clerke Sent: 18 January 2008 23:10 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Nigel Cross on Design Research Gunnar, then perhaps a more provocative question might be: Q: If aliens were to abduct all the women design researchers from this world, how do you think the field of design research will develop? Teena >Teena, > >> Q: If aliens were to abduct all the male design researchers >> from this world, how do you think the field of design >> research will develop? > >I believe Cindy would get a job as a full professor. > >Gunnar >---------- >Gunnar Swanson Design Office >1901 East 6th Street >Greenville, North Carolina 27858 >USA > >[log in to unmask] >+1 252 258 7006 > >http://www.gunnarswanson.com > >at East Carolina University: >[log in to unmask] >+1 252 328 2839 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the NorMAN MailScanner Service and is believed to be clean. The NorMAN MailScanner Service is operated by Information Systems and Services, Newcastle University.