While doing some research on design and emotion, I found myself on design-emotion.com. I was struck that only men appeared in the list of interviews, which I found curious. If we are to go with stereotypes, you might assume women would be more interested in the emotional aspects of design.
I wrote about it on my blog, and the site owner of design-emotion.com responded, saying he never realized that all the interviews were with men, but confirmed I was indeed right. He also mentioned that most of the reactions he gets by email are from men. I also got a response from a psychologist that alleged that men and women are drawn to different aspects of particular fields, and perhaps men are drawn to the emotional aspects of design more than women.
I’m not sure what to make of it. What do you think? Does gender affect your interests within design? As a corollary, what draws you to design?
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