Uncertainty wanted: deconstructing gender gap in parenting mentality

Author

Zimeng Xiang, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-1-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Industrial Design

Department

Industrial Design

First Advisor

Jessica Brown

Second Advisor

Tracy Zaslow

Third Advisor

Genda Lin

Abstract

Gender stereotypes propagate through generations like a loop without a clear start or end, constantly reinforcing and being reinforced by the constructed, gendered system of information around us. For this project, I take the start of parenthood - the moment when new parents begin to learn everything about newborn care - as a critical point to encourage gender-neutral parenthood and eventually, to fill the gender gap in parents’ mental load.

Comments

View exhibition online: Zimeng Xiang, Uncertainty wanted

Recommended Citation

Xiang, Zimeng, "Uncertainty wanted: deconstructing gender gap in parenting mentality" (2021). Masters Theses. 754.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/754

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