Diseño y género en el diseño de herramientas de mano

Abstract

The discussion of gender issues in design practice, or in design research is still in its infancy. Gender equality and equity in design is often highlighted, but it often results in producing designs that highlight the differences between men and women, although both the needs and characteristics vary more between individuals than between sexes. Women have been involved in design history in a variety of ways, but consistently ignored in, and their influence on design has been systematically discouraged. The aim of this study is to prove that this theories apply also to the market of hand tools. The main objectives of the study are, on one hand, to analyse the influence of gender on the design of hand tools and to analyse the influence of the design of hand tools on the development of gender roles. And finally, to integrate sex and gender variables in the different steps of the human centered design methodology.