Application Activity 4 - Product Diversity

Watch the following video:Eva, the female crash test dummy | Astrid Linder | TEDxKTHWomen (Links to an external site.)

In this video, engineer Astrid Linder describes the issue of using a "standard male" as the only crash test dummy. She explains why it is really important to consider gender diversity in designing cars.

Assignment:

Find an example of an engineering product that failed to consider an important aspect of diversity (gender, physical characteristics, physical ability, ethnicity/race, etc.). Summarize the product features and missed opportunities related to the inclusion of diverse users. Describe how the product could be improved and how you would improve it. In your own words, explain why considering diversity in your engineering designs is useful.

Grading: Your submission should be a between 5 and 10 complete sentences in length that address the points above and must include at least one source.