Milton Glaser puts his foot in it

Last week, at a presentation and panel discussion about book cover design, Milton Glaser caused quite a stir by calmly stating that there are so few female graphic designers because women get pregnant and go off to raise children. Debate about this issue has followed in articles and comment sessions all over the internet.

If you'd like to get involved in the discussion, the Gothamist article started things off. They then printed a follow up article in response to a New York Times blog post about the incident. Turns out the can of worms was opened by presentation moderator Michael Bierut, who has his own things to say about what happened.

Dave Eggers and Chip Kidd were also onstage—more info about the event itself is available here.