Designing for Sex and Gender Equity

Drawing on original designer interviews, this book explores how design interventions can and do support sex and gender equity and what barriers still stand in the way.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Personal Protective Equipment for Female Bodies and Intersectionality 3. Sex, Gender, and Intersectionality in Toy Design 4. Design for Men's Mental Health 5. Design for Femle and Intersectional Sexual Equity 6. Modest Sportswear for Women of Faith 7. Sex, Gender, and Intersectional Equity in Virtual Assistants 8. Design for Beautiful Bodies 9. Design Between and Beyond the Binaries

About the author

Isabel Prochner is Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Virginia Tech.

Summary

Drawing on original designer interviews, this book explores how design interventions can and do support sex and gender equity and what barriers still stand in the way.

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Prochner, Isabel (Virginia Tech Prochner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032283647
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228364-7
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Design Research for Change
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Product Design, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, DESIGN / Product, ART / History / General, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Design / General, DESIGN / History & Criticism, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Industrial / commercial art & design, history of design, History of fashion, Gender studies, gender groups, Technical design, Fashion and textile design