DIY Lego Cars and Google Glass, and a More Balanced Makerspace
»I know this is nitpicking, but the “Geek Club” image on page 29 of [Make: Volume 40] has some nits. Assuming the traditional graphic cues for gender hold (big assumption, I know!), there are equal numbers of men and women in the social space. In the workspace, however, men outnumber women six to two, and both of the women are at sewing machines. What’s with that? I know our real makerspaces typically have more men than women on the heavy gear, but can’t our fantasy makerspaces (there’s even a robot serving beer!) be more idealistic?
— Kim Binsted, Waikoloa, HI
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