I don't really see how this is feminism. I do think that supporting women in tech is a noble goal, but "considering user needs in the design of a system" never struck me as a uniquely feminist concept.
If it's a feminist value, and that's how OP comes by the value... isn't that good enough? Seems like that's a fine way to arrive at human-centric design?
OP's point is actually broader than just human-centric design too. She's not just talking about consideration for users, but also a manner of collaboration w/ other developers too.
Supporting women in tech is not a “noble goal”; it’s a baseline for civilised behaviour. And while “considering user needs in the design of a system” isn’t necessarily feminist, it is something that is more likely to come up within a space that starts from respect rather than disrespect.
(Blaming users, male or female, is inherently anti-feminist.)
Much of feminism - particular the branch that is vocal within the tech community - is not gender-specific. It's a social (and in many cases, political) worldview.
I guess I could parse the attitude of developers who don't "consider the user's needs in the design of a system" as patriarchy... but in the gender-neutral "parents telling children what's good for them" sense of the term, not the gender-politics one.
If it's a feminist value, and that's how OP comes by the value... isn't that good enough? Seems like that's a fine way to arrive at human-centric design?
OP's point is actually broader than just human-centric design too. She's not just talking about consideration for users, but also a manner of collaboration w/ other developers too.