Recording 1
Now, count up the parts on your drawing. Did you include wheels? A handlebar? A saddle? A chain? A crossbar? Pedals? Did your bike have at least five parts? And could it work? Now for the difference between the men’s drawings of bicycle and women’s: female drawings often include a person riding the bike, men’s drawings don’t usually include a person. This is a clear indication that women think people are important. Men, on the other hand, are more interested in getting the machine right.
Recording 2
P = Presenter W1 = 1st woman
M1 = 1st man W2 = 2nd woman
P: Here are some comments from men and women who did the test.
W1: Hmmm. Well, I only got four parts right. How many did you get right?
M1: I only got four. How many did you get?
W2: I’ve got. I’ve got five, but none of us got the chain, did we so…
M1: Mine hasn’t even got pedals…
W2: No, mine hasn’t got pedals…
M1: Pedals nor chains so mine will never work!
W2: But if you’ve got pedals and no chain it’s not going to work anyway…
M1: It’ll have to be going downhill…
W2: And also that, um, that means the explanation for men making the bike work doesn’t because you, you…
M1: That’s right … of the two women and one man none of us drew…
W2: Have made the bike work.
M1: … yeah, and none of us drew a person … so the explanation about women wanting to put a person on there is hasn’t proven correct for you two….
W1: No, not with us … no.
M1: And mine is meant to be all about functionality and hasn’t … ah, I’ve got a little bird on my handlebars though….
W2: It’s very clear drawing though, yours…
W1: I think mine is more male than yours, maybe? Yes…
M1: I think you’re right…