Facing the challenge of changing my focus of interest has led to many fears. Nevertheless, I think it’s the right decision since, as I’ve said before, focusing on the sexist biases of objects was something that I didn’t feel was part of my expertise or something that would come easily to me. Realizing that and doing an internal review of topics that interest and motivate me, I understood that, of course, gender and inequality are subjects that drive me and have always been important to me. I decided to focus on the notion of safety and security that girls and women have on the streets, facing daily acts of sexism and misogyny that are highly reprehensible and disgusting.

With that in mind, my main concern lately is how I can frame my new interest within my previous research question. I’m afraid to abandon everything I’ve researched for a new subject that has its own set of complications and interests. Finding the gap I was interested in helped me understand that I need to delve deeper and, in a way, revisit everything I did in the past months.

My previous question was: How can we help people identify and question designs that reinforce power structures and inequality from a gender perspective? How can I frame this into my new subject?

Also, where does “Flag the Gap,” my project idea, fit here? Have I focused too much on the result and not enough on the process?

In my attempts to bring clarity, I’ve contacted The Feminist Library and a student from the MA in Social Innovation at LCC who is researching a similar topic. I’m also approaching new books related to the subjetc, and might get in contact with Make Space for Girls organization.