Hi Elina, I don’t know of any published article (I’d like to know) but I can tell some curious differences that I noted over time. It’s just all empirical. In Argentina, where I was born and grew up, I was always surprised to see how the majority of paperfolders are women and the most folded type of models are 2D and 3D modulars (when I say surprised, I mean because social networks and the internet offer many possibilities in the current times to get out of the usual and engage in something new and exciting.) So much so that mostly any group, meeting, etc., will teach only modulars.
Modulars, it is said, are interesting because you can use them to teach math and geometry (more women than men are school teachers in Argentina.) But more than anything else, modulars like 2D stars and 3D kusudamas, are used as decorative items, for your own, for gifts, parties, etc., which is another occupancy that women engage with. Modulars, I was told, are easier to teach in virtual and in-person meetings, especially for newcomers. But still, there are quite a lot easy animals to teach, so I’m not sure this is a good reason (again, this is my only opinion.) I can count with my fingers the number of men that do origami in Argentina. I know they do like to fold animals and non-figuratives (other than modulars). Some are also good with crease patterns and complex models. A few excel in tessellations. As opposed, women in Argentina -who largely surpass the number of men- I think only a few are very good with tessellations (not sure about their skills with complex animals), and I know of one or two that can draw diagrams. Conclusion: it’s as if “animals” are a boy's thing and “modulars, stars and flowers” a girls thing. Again, I can be biased in my observation. Perhaps others can follow-up in my observations. Good luck with your research Laura Rozenberg > On Aug 10, 2022, at 7:37 AM, Elina Gor via Origami > <origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > > Hello origami fellows, > I'm looking for published articles about gender differences in origami, if > there are any. > Other subjects of interest are age differences, education and work fields > differences. > > Thank you, > Elina Gor > > > > > > <https://mailtrack.io/?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality11&;> > Sender notified by > Mailtrack > <https://mailtrack.io/?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality11&;> > 08/10/22, 01:31:46 PM >
