Participatory Design in Women’s Organizations
The Social World of Organizational Structure and the Gendered Nature of Expertise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12309914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen Balka (0000-0003-2094-7907, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-115 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender Work and Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-6673 • E-ISSN: 1468-0432 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0432.00027 |
| OpenAlex | W2000284323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Participatory design is an approach to designing technological systems that differs from traditional approaches to design in many respects. The goal of participatory design is to encourage users of technological systems to actively participate in the process of designing technological systems. The end goal of participatory design is to enable users of technological systems to articulate their needs, and to develop technological systems that account for those needs. In this paper I attempt to extend the analysis of gender as a factor in participatory design initiative by focusing on the challenges of implementing participatory design in the context of non‐profit women’s organizations. The context for my discussion is set by outlining a recent initiative to design a nationwide feminist computer network in Canada. Scholarship on participatory design, feminist organizing and the implementation of computer systems in non‐profit organizations is discussed in relation to original research carried out in the Canadian province of Newfoundland. Organizational structures that differentiate feminist non‐profit organizations from other organizational forms and the gendered nature of expertise are identified as particular challenges that must be addressed in order for participatory design to be successful when women’s groups are the participatory designers
Citizen journalism · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Operations management · Participatory design · Participatory GIS · Political science · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Computer Science · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Engineering · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2011 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |