As a petite pianist with tiny hands and a large Samsung smartphone, I found a lot I could relate to in Part 3 of Invisible Women, which explores data gaps in design. If you're a woman, are there any other examples you've encountered in the book that you can particularly relate to? Does your voice recognition software adequately understand female voices? Do you get overly excited about clothing with pockets?
One of the most alarming data gaps explored in this section, for me, was the lack of adequate testing for women's safety behind the wheel. There was an eye-opening article written about this recently in the Globe and Mail as well: https://tgam.ca/2UIRk3k. Reading the article's Facebook comments were even more concerning - there were many "laugh" reactions and insensitive comments from (mostly) men.
While I do admit that basing crash test dummies on the "average" body, male or female, leaves some people at risk regardless of gender, I personally feel this is no laughing matter. Particularly when we don't even have a seatbelt that works well for pregnant women. I would love to hear what you think. Please feel free to join in and share your thoughts!
One of the most alarming data gaps explored in this section, for me, was the lack of adequate testing for women's safety behind the wheel. There was an eye-opening article written about this recently in the Globe and Mail as well: https://tgam.ca/2UIRk3k. Reading the article's Facebook comments were even more concerning - there were many "laugh" reactions and insensitive comments from (mostly) men.
While I do admit that basing crash test dummies on the "average" body, male or female, leaves some people at risk regardless of gender, I personally feel this is no laughing matter. Particularly when we don't even have a seatbelt that works well for pregnant women. I would love to hear what you think. Please feel free to join in and share your thoughts!