‘We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.’
Chachra, D. (2020). Why I Am Not a Maker. [online] The Atlantic. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/why-i-am-not-a-maker/384767/ [Accessed 14 Jan.
This quote came at the end of the article and was intended to reiterate the point that society should decrease the value of a “maker”. The quote emphasizes that though women venturing out their traditional roles is important, men venturing into traditionally female roles is just as important. It stresses that blurring the lines between jobs that are “for men” and “for women” builds a better society and makes us whole. I agree with this quote that men shouldn’t be taught to shy away from roles like nurses, caregivers and teachers as they should be just as valued as makers. My mother was an example of a character that ventured out of traditional roles. Growing up in Russia it was difficult for women to become engineers. She ventured outside the home and became 1 of only 9 women doing robotics in her 120 people class. This made her more whole as a person and she was highly respected. However, men who break out of their norms and venture into traditionally female roles should be as highly respected as women who venture into traditionally male roles. Digital humanities, I hope will provide me with new ways of presenting an argument and will help me view something static on a page from new perspectives. Furthermore, I excited to explore the mapping side of digital humanities because my whole academic life I have taken geography as a subject and loved it.
