technology loves gender

observations about gender and technology in popular culture

Sharra Vostral, Associate Professor, University of Illinois

Research emphasis in history of gender & technology

  1. I saw this toy at TJMaxx.  Ahh, it’s gender and power relations boxed up for 4 year old boys!  Who’s the boss?  Little Billy…  But perhaps I should take heart that Little Billy doesn’t want to play the boss, thus its arrival as stock at TJMaxx.

    I saw this toy at TJMaxx.  Ahh, it’s gender and power relations boxed up for 4 year old boys!  Who’s the boss?  Little Billy…  But perhaps I should take heart that Little Billy doesn’t want to play the boss, thus its arrival as stock at TJMaxx.

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