a range of characteristics of femininity, masculinity and others described as third gender
31
votes
5answers
3k views
Default gender, “Male” or “Female”
Should our default gender when selecting male/female on the dropdown list be based on the local sex ratio (if a country have more female than male then female is the default value)?
26
votes
3answers
822 views
Is usability gender specific?
I'm talking strictly usability, not UX as a whole: Is there a measurable difference between men and women? Can it happen that elements of a website work well for men but don't work for women or vice ...
16
votes
7answers
944 views
Should “gender” be required, or is there a better way to collect this information?
I believe in keeping a registration form as simple as possible so that we "grease the skids" toward conversion. Every field on our signup form is required, or else we wouldn't ask it. Here's what we ...
15
votes
5answers
675 views
How can I deal with diverse gender identities in user profiles?
I'm trying to work out the wording for (preferably) a gender dropdown in a user profile of a site I'm working on. I want to be inclusive of people who don't gender orient to either male or female ( ...
7
votes
3answers
384 views
Gender considerations in web usage
Are there particular gender differences in web usage/preferences? I'm about to start designing an information-based site with a predominantly female audience. I was wondering what research already ...
5
votes
2answers
248 views
Alternative gender selection radio buttons
I would like to create a form which includes gender selection. However, I don't like classic male/female dropdowns. I would like to improve look and feel as well as user experience in a smart way. ...
4
votes
2answers
198 views
Is there any research on the color schemes which work with different genders
I am working on designing an eCommerce site where the focus is a user group with the age group of 30+ women with expensive tastes and I was trying to find if there is any research on the color schemes ...
3
votes
3answers
398 views
Does gender affect the results of a usability test?
There's a question on Quora asking for opinions about subjects' gender impact on usability tests. I think this topic is very interesting given that people of different genders prefer different visual ...
3
votes
0answers
54 views
Is it ok to give “OTHERS” as an option in gender category? [duplicate]
Normally we have sex as:
1) male
2) female
I just added "others" option in the list.My teacher when checked the form, she was
annoyed and suggested it should be removed.
So is it really an bad ...
2
votes
2answers
677 views
Advantages/disadvantages of mixed gender Focus Groups
I am planning to conduct a Focus group for car navigation devices in coming weeks.
Initially, I was recruiting mixed gender participants in each session.
I am slightly worried that;
Males might ...
