Episode 380: Margaret Burnett on Gender, Cognitive Styles and Usability Bugs

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.

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: burnett@eecs.oregonstate.edu

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