This aspect does not concern research results or artefacts but the researchers’ personal position as agents in an organizational culture. Gender equality, team compositions, and assumptions about gender and other social categories have to be reflected.
Questions relating to Realisation
Is our project team diverse? Diversity may mean people’s age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation – but also social roles (being a parent), professional or disciplinary background.
What measures might be taken to progress team diversity?
How is our work process organised?
Is there a need for gender and diversity awareness training? How about assigning the role of a “gender/diversity-minder”
to a member of our team?
What development approaches do we use?
Whose voice is louder and whose voice is never heard?
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