It has been some time after the entry Invisible Men but finally, a Flickr group of TWONTW is opened and submissions are very welcome. Browsing through flickr pictures for potential photographs, I saw cute dress with ponytail, different positions, "man boobs", man in skirt and a lot more. There are also some wearing according to their culture. This makes me wonder why with so many options we used skirt to differentiate in the first place and it has become so universally used. Despite the fact that women can wear both pants and dress, it is difficult to spot a man in skirt. Could this be partly reinforced by stereotyping signs? While it is undeniable that stereotypes and conventions are often required for signage applications, and that common toilet signs are doing well in terms of identification, it is equally recognizable that the signs imply a gender issue that should be concerned. It has been some time after the entry Invisible Men but finally, a Flickr group of TWONTW is opened and submissions are very welcome. Browsing through flickr pictures for potential photographs, I saw cute dress with ponytail, different positions, "man boobs", man in skirt and a lot more. There are also some wearing according to their culture. This makes me wonder why with so many options we used skirt to differentiate in the first place and it has become so universally used. Despite the fact that women can wear both pants and dress, it is difficult to spot a man in skirt. Could this be partly reinforced by stereotyping signs? While it is undeniable that stereotypes and conventions are often required for signage applications, and that common toilet signs are doing well in terms of identification, it is equally recognizable that the signs imply a gender issue that should be concerned. Less |