<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Left hand icon for the lads is missing a sporran ;-)<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Actually, there is a quite a community around uni-sex pictograms. (one of my rusty talents is sight-reading braille) <div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_public_toilet" class="">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_public_toilet</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">When we get past the obvious giggles and political bias, there is a great learning opportunity for our subject and an chance to have a powerful discussion.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is easy build a library database using a simple Boolean option of male and female, a simple binary choice </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">.. after leading students towards this trap.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Consider the cultural arrogance if the default entry was “male". </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Why is it better to call this category “Gender” instead of “Sex” (I teach biology </div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">How would a transgender individual feel about only being able to choose M or F?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Was a binary choice the best option? Australian passports now cater for other genders</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx" class="">https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And lastly. Seriously, why are we collecting this information and how will we intend to use it?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">All this is a great example of how database design can transmit cultural information, reinforce ignorance and bias.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Lassie, only use this power for good and do no evil. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 25 May 2015, at 9:47 am, Laurie Savage <<a href="mailto:08327998@pvgc.vic.edu.au" class="">08327998@pvgc.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Damn those scots!<div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span id="cid:ii_14d885268ba174fc"><scottishRestrooms.png></span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Laurie Savage<br class=""><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home" target="_blank" class="">https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home</a><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 May 2015 at 17:43, ken price <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:kenjprice@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">kenjprice@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">You may have noticed many new toilets marked RH and LH. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Eg <a href="http://www.bronsonsafety.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/u/n/unisex-toilet-rh-shower.png" target="_blank" class="">http://www.bronsonsafety.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/u/n/unisex-toilet-rh-shower.png</a><div class="">And</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.bronsonsafety.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/u/n/unisex-toilet-lh.png" target="_blank" class="">http://www.bronsonsafety.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/u/n/unisex-toilet-lh.png</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Conveniently these can be misinterpreted as being for right and left handed people.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is surprising how gullible some students and staff can be about this, especially if there are more RH than LH, because you can direct right-handers to "their" toilet and they notice nothing irregular.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I leave this as an exercise for the reader.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ken.</div><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On Saturday, May 23, 2015, Robert Hind <<a class="">robert@yinnar.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u class=""></u>
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identifiers are still sexist. Perhaps we should work towards toilets that are
just toilets rather than being for men or for women - just like at home or on
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<div class="">Part of 2016 KK is gender inclusivity. </div>
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