Is there such a thing as a" feminist technology"? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it
in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by
women (or by men)? In this collection, feminist scholars trained in diverse fields consider
these questions by examining a range of products, tools, and technologies that were
specifically designed for and marketed to women. Evaluating the claims that such products
are liberating for women, the contributors focus on case studies of menstrual-suppressing …

In the United States, one of the primary ways that the feminist movement has worked to
overcome gender bias has been through changes in the law and public policy.
Technologies are" forms of legislation"(Winner 1977) that have not yet received the level of
feminist attention they deserve. 1 As Win ner observed," Just as surely as... the laws and
regulations of government, technological design is a place where some basic decisions are
made about the identities and relationships, power and status, life chances and limits upon …