Margaret Burnett of Oregon State University spoke with SE Radio’s Felienne about GenderMag, a way to assess the inclusivity of software.
This episode explores ‘inclusivity bugs’ — issues that might impede software’s usability — discussing the different cognitive styles people can have, and how to make sure that the software we create is usable for people of all styles.
Show Notes
Related Links
- Gendermag
- Personas and their foundations
- Teaching materials
- New paper with Microsoft (PDF)
- Scott Page’s work on diversity
- Self-efficacy on Wikipedia (incl. mention of Bandura)
- Joan Meyers-Levy’s work on gender differences
- Chris Parnin’s work on tech interviews* (PDF)
- Paper on women and open source with Anita Sarma (PDF)
- Margaret’s Homepage
- Twitter @burnettmmosu
- Guest email: [email protected]
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