Interesting. I'm from the deep Midwest. (Nebraska), and most of the very few origami men I know are about modular, complex dragons etc, and tessellations. The other woman I know illustrates children's book, does animal origami at cultural fairs, and the public schools teach the crane to both genders equally. Kate
On Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:08 AM Laura R via Origami < origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > [image: Mailtrack] > <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 > > >
