Flyers

GenderMag Flyer

A two-page flyer that summarizes the method concisely. Often handed out during conferences and presentations.

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GenderMag Practices and Potential Pitfalls

Flyer describing the Practices & Potential Pitfalls experienced when incorporating the GenderMag method into a development process. As found through research conducted with 10 real-worlds softare teams.

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Cognitive Style Heuristics (from the GenderMag Project)

Heuristics used to running a heuristic evaluation, focused on generating designs aimed towards inclusivity, with an emphasis on the cognitive facets seen in our personas.

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GenderMag Infographic

Infographic showing the use of the GenderMag method throughout Oregon State University.

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Facet Value Definitions

Flyer explaining the five facets with definitions and examples.

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Webinars, Talks, Interviews, Blogs, ...


GenderMag Webinar at City University of London - 2020

An industry-oriented webinar on what GenderMag is, what's behind it, and how to use it. Presented by Simone Stumpf (about 1.75 hours).

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HCII Colloquium at Carnegie Mellon University - 2020

"Doing Inclusive Design: From GenderMag to InclusiveMag". Presented by Margaret Burnett (about 40 minutes + Q&A).

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ACM SIGSOFT Webinar - 2019

An ACM webinar for the Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT). Presented by Margaret Burnett and Anita Sarma. Note: the following link requires registration in order to watch the recording. We will update the link once the video is posted publicly.

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GenderMag Talk at the University of Washington - 2018

Gender-Inclusive Software talk at the University of Washington.

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Margaret Burnett's Distinguished Professor Lecture on GenderMag - 2016 - (60-minutes)

Margaret Burnett's Distinguished Professor Lecture on GenderMag (60 minutes), presented May 2016. (The actual talk starts about 3 minutes in.)

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GenderMag Talk at CHI - 2016 - (20-minutes)

Talk on GenderMag (a field study) at The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2016 (20-minutes)

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Google Tech Talk - 2015

Google Tech Talk about GenderMag (presented May 11, 2015).

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Grace Hopper Conference Interview - 2023 - (10-minutes)

An interview at Grace Hopper 2023 with ABIE Tech Leader Awardee Margaret Burnett. Overviews the GenderMag Method: How & why it works, and a quick example. Interviewer: Shreya Krishan.

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NBC Namibia's Interview on GenderMag - 2019 - (10-minutes)

In an interview on NBC-Namibia, Margaret Burnett from Oregon State University discusses the importance of gender-inclusiveness in technology - especially software tools for programming and problem-solving with GenderMag. She is joined by Prof. Anicia Peters who discussed the Namibian Women in Computing Society's Annual Conference and why Professor Burnett was invited to attend.

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CSforAll Blog Post: "No girls allowed" in your School's software? - May, 2019

Some students don't seem to "get" computers as well as others. Unconscious biases in software design are sometimes to blame.

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The New Stack Blog Post: How Men and Women Approach Open Source Differently - January, 2019

With open source software becoming more and more a requirement for job searchers, job seekers are finding that it is critical to becoming a part of this community. Many would rather see a GitHub profile than a CV. But currently, only about 10 percent of open source contributors are women.

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Channel 9 Interview on Gender and Software - 2009

Here is a June 2009 Microsoft Channel 9 interview on Gender and Software with Margaret Burnett.

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