Lets start with Genji Monogatari. The tale of Genji is a piece of classical japanese literature written by lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in 11th century Japan at the height of the Heian era. The tale follows the life and adventures of a beautifu…
Image Credit: opensourceway. Open source is rapidly becoming one of the most influential communities of our time, but I have been noticing more recently that many open source projects are lacking in female founders, contributors, and supporters. So…
Hey readers! This post reflects my opinion only. :) Ethics and Computing Science seems to be desperately lacking a feminist perspective. In taking a 300 level computing course on computers and society, I noticed immediately that the majority of dis…
In the article Women, Gender and Technology, which details the way different subdivisions of feminism interact with technology, it gave some fantastic examples of how technology designed by men can be limiting to potential females who wish to inter…
Last week we read an interesting post on costume design that discussed the concept of sexiness and the relationship between gender and costume design in games. The article addressed the "suspension of disbelief" in the context of clothing practical…