Theme Two
Technology Design and Generation
Topic 2.1: Gender concern in technology design and generation
Objective
• Identify the implications of gender roles and needs in stove design and production
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Content and procedure
• Discuss socio-cultural values, norms and practices which should be considered in the design of
technology and how design may affect their adoption.
• Carry out an analysis of gender roles and division of labour in the home
• Identify intervention points where technology may be required to ease work and save time.
An analysis if gender roles and division of labour should be carried out
Practical Activity
Activity 1
Role play on identification of gender needs and what technological intervention is needed
Actors: Two women and a man: Wanjiku, 70 years old, Namusisi, 20 years old and recently married, and
her husband, Ben.
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