Feminist HCI

An approach to human-computer interaction research and design articulated by Shaowen Bardzell that brings feminist theory, values, and methods into HCI practice. Feminist HCI foregrounds pluralism, embodiment, ecology, advocacy, self-disclosure, and participation; critiques universalist "user" constructs; and treats design as a political act. It has deeply informed accessibility, disability-justice-aligned, and critical-gerontology research in HCI, offering methods for identifying whose voices are centred or silenced in technology design.