Panel Statement

Panel: Gender and Technology

Few would disagree that men and women are different, but few of us agree on how or why. I would like to review some highlights of scientific research in differences that seem especially relevant to new media and discuss how these differences are situated in culture, social practice, and technology. This knowledge can inform both product and practice, including how we think about designing and creating new media.

• Brenda Laurel (USA) is an artist, writer, and researcher in the area of technology and culture at Interval Research Corporation in Palo Alto, California. She edited The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design (1990) and authored Computers as Theatre (1993), both published by Addison-Wesley.