While makerspaces are often discussed in terms of a utopian vision of democratization and
empowerment, many have shown how these narratives are problematic. There remains …

Maker culture has been increasingly pervasive in a variety of communities and contexts, in
particular devoted spaces such as Makerspaces, Hackerspaces and Fab Labs. Several …

This paper draws from a critical examination of media and literature surrounding the maker
movement, and interviews with 10 women engaged in maker activities. It aims to explore the …

HCI research has both endorsed" making" for its innovation and democratization capacity
and critiqued its underlying technosolutionism, ie, the idea that technology provides …

This paper investigates how making activities and participation in makerspaces supports the
wellbeing and empowerment of women, particularly in making domains that are typically …

The purpose of this pictorial is to provide a unique perspective, through an autoethnographic
account, of the experiences a woman of colour may have, as she seeks to enter into the …

Although makerspaces are becoming more and more prevalent worldwide, users of these
spaces are predominantly male. Having access to makerspaces provides the users of these …

This paper describes the work I have conducted with colleagues in and around feminist
hackerspaces--workspaces that support the creative and professional pursuits of women …

Women can face barriers to participation in universal makerspace environments and are
consequently underrepresented within them. Further, women have historically been …

Abstract The Maker Movement is a rapidly moving development towards non-traditional
education through hands-on creation of technological artifacts, indicating tremendous …