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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
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Caroline Criado Perez's Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men is a landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women. #1 International Bestseller Winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias: in time, in money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor's office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women's lives. Product designers use a "one-size-fits-all" approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men's needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women's safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.Show more
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This is one of those books that everyone should read, since it does after all talk about 50% of the population. It was an incredible compilation of data and personal stories that tell the struggles of being a woman in a world were they tend to be ignored because of the problems that don't apply to men, so they tend to be seen as non important.
This was such an empowering read, especially for those of us that have, in one way or another been critic...read more
This was such an empowering read, especially for those of us that have, in one way or another been critic...read more
Totally agree with other reviews about this being an important read for women and men alike. But I knocked a star off because it got to be quite repetitive and honestly, boring. I'd suggest reading this along with a more light-hearted book to switch back and forth. It was a bit much (and yes, infuriating) at times, but her research and information is phenomenal.
To those reviewers upset about how the author excludes trans + non-binary folx, I just...read more
To those reviewers upset about how the author excludes trans + non-binary folx, I just...read more
EVERYONE needs to read this book! I listened to the audio version and thoroughly enjoyed deepening my understanding of how male influence and ignoring the differences of women and women's needs permeates every facet of our society from healthcare to disaster relief to the voice activation in our cars and devices.
This expanded view has given me an improved perspective on what I can do to advocate for myself, my clients, and the women in my life ...read more
Every now and then I read a book that changes the way I see the world. This is one of those.
Of course, I am aware of some of the things mentioned in the book because I am a woman. I am well aware of the relative danger I face while walking around at nighttime as opposed to a man, but there is so much more than those types of observations here. The author explores so much in the world of data that my entire perception of moving through the world ...read more
Of course, I am aware of some of the things mentioned in the book because I am a woman. I am well aware of the relative danger I face while walking around at nighttime as opposed to a man, but there is so much more than those types of observations here. The author explores so much in the world of data that my entire perception of moving through the world ...read more
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