Media
Articles, podcasts, videos, and speaking engagements.
Video
MS NOW Live · July 2026
Morning Joe Interview
Mika Brzezinski, Huma Abedin, and Elise Jordan interview Karen Korellis Reuther on Morning Joe about her book MAN-MADE, how we designed a world that leaves women out and how we can make it right.
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Podcast
GBH · Under the Radar · July 2026
MAN-MADE Reveals How Gender Bias in Product Design Ranges from Insulting to Deadly
Interview with host Callie Crossley on GBH alongside IDA Sports founder Laura Youngson.
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Article
iF Magazine · July 2026
Inclusive Design: How a Man-Made World Is Failing Women.
What if the world around you was never designed for you? From sneakers and crash-test dummies to operating rooms - MAN-MADE reveals how design has long overlooked women and why fixing it could transform the future for everyone.
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Podcast
Like It's Live · Arroe Collins · July 2026
MAN-MADE: How We Designed a World That Leaves Women Out
Interview on intentional design, gender bias in the built world, and why inclusion is an untapped economic opportunity.
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Article
Planetizen · July 2026
How Urban Design Makes the World Unsafe for Women — And How We Can Change That.
An industrial designer explains how cities, cars and other everyday items could better serve women.
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Article
Fast Company · July 2026
ASK THE EXPERTS: The world is designed for men, which makes it dangerous for women. It doesn’t have to be that way.
There are endless opportunities for improvement, so that the world can work for people of all genders, all needs, and all sizes.
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Article
The Harvard Gazette · July 2026
World is designed by, for men. It shouldn’t be.
Karen Korellis Reuther explains why it’s a problem (dangerous, even) in products, how more inclusive design serves everyone.
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Article
Ms. Magazine · July 2026
‘The Headspace Gap’: The Mental Load of Living in a World Designed for Men
Women’s cognitive bandwidth is consumed by constant workarounds that men rarely have to consider.
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Article
Next Big Idea Club · July 2026
The Next Big Idea Club’s July 2026 Must-Read Books
The Technology & Design category lists MAN-MADE as a Must-Read Book!
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Article
Harvard Kennedy School · June 2026
Women and Public Policy Program Blog
Designing a Fairer World: A Conversation with Karen Korellis Reuther.
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Article
TIME Ideas · June 2026
The Battle of the Sexes Over Air Conditioning
Isn't it time we stop cooling buildings for wool-suited ghosts? It’s a battle of the sexes, one where women are handed a consistent verdict: Better she shivers than he sweats.
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Podcast
Future of XYZ · iF Design
Future of Man-Made
Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a car crash — the predictable result of a world designed by and for men.
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Article
Harvard Social Impact Review · October 2022
Shrink It and Pink It: Gender Bias in Product Design
Not accommodating the female body in the design of products has led to a world that is less hospitable and more dangerous for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a car crash than men.
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Article
PURDUE Stories · August 2025
Paying It Forward to the Next Generation of Women in Industrial Design
Karen Korellis Reuther aims to help other women build careers in the field where she guided big brands like Nike and Reebok.
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Speaking
dmi:Design Leadership Conference · September 2025
SHIFT: Transformations in Design & Innovation Leadership
How Data Bias Shapes Our World and Why it Matters. Imagine living in a world where every step you take, every tool you use, and every policy that affects your life is tailored not for you, but for someone else. This is the reality for women in a world primarily designed by and for men.
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Article
CNN Style · July 2025
Better by Design · Design for Women, by Women
The opportunity to really make a difference and really design for women is still largely that — an opportunity. Nurturing female designers and imbuing them with entrepreneurial spirit is essential for things to change.
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Video
Panel · Equity 2030 Alliance
Building an Equitable Future Through Women-Centric Innovations
Karen introduces the Equity 2030 Alliance and the case for women-centric design at scale.
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Video
TEDx · Berklee Valencia
Leaving Your Dream
Should one dream last an entire career? Karen on reinvention, identity, and the courage to let go.
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Speaking
Harvard GRID · October 2024
State of Play: Women in Sport
Sports equipment designed for women, by women — an Inclusion by Design event hosted at Harvard.
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Speaking
Purdue Women's Conference · June 2023
The Power of a Moment
With Wendy Baker (T'95) — on the barriers blocking women from initiating much-needed change in the world.
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Podcast
Nodes of Design
Form Meets Function: Inside Footwear & Apparel Design
Curiosity, resilience, and the behind-the-scenes of balancing form and function in performance collections.
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Podcast
Disruptive Innovation Podcast
How Reebok Uses Signals From Other Industries to Innovate
From DEC to Nike to Reebok — and the first woman ever awarded a design patent.
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Podcast
Design Museum Everywhere
What Makes Design "Good"
How design informs brand identity, and the iF Design Award judging process with Ralph Wiegmann.
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Article
PURDUE Think · April 2019
Meet Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Karen Korellis Reuther
Industrial design graduate has worked as a creative director at both Nike and Reebok.
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