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scuba888's review against another edition
5.0
I came in particular with interest in how urban design caters to and affects the sexes differently. The physical design/layout/and infrastructure of our cities has always been by men for men and fails to account for the fact that women have more complicated travels patterns that involve shorter, more frequent, non-linear, care related trips. “Trips for paid work are still valued more than trips made for unpaid care work.”
These chapters were fascinating, but unfortunately gender discrimination and underrepresentation is alive and well in all areas of society, and this book shed informative light on those as well.
“When we exclude half of humanity from the production of knowledge we lose out on potentially transformative insights.”
Wish all men would read this. Unfortunately, even if they did, I can see many dismissing this book as a whiny laundry list of women’s complaints and wanting to make “everything about gender.”
These chapters were fascinating, but unfortunately gender discrimination and underrepresentation is alive and well in all areas of society, and this book shed informative light on those as well.
“When we exclude half of humanity from the production of knowledge we lose out on potentially transformative insights.”
Wish all men would read this. Unfortunately, even if they did, I can see many dismissing this book as a whiny laundry list of women’s complaints and wanting to make “everything about gender.”
manateemira's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
beckeal's review against another edition
2.0
Called it at 42% read.
Giving up on this one. It spends toooo loooong saying everything it needs to say. And making the same point over and over and over and over. Too bad, because it’s an interesting concept and well researched and supported. I believe in it. But I don’t need to have it reasserted and reasserted over hundreds of pages of writing. Plus, the voice the author writes with undermines their stance. The constant “and if you can believe it, women were overlooked AGAIN?!” tone got tiresome and started to feel disappointingly biased. I mean, I think she’d been convinced by her own proof points, and so she should have been, but the incessant effort to “drive it home” to her readers wasn’t doing anyone any favours. Anyway, meh. Got the point, moving on.
Giving up on this one. It spends toooo loooong saying everything it needs to say. And making the same point over and over and over and over. Too bad, because it’s an interesting concept and well researched and supported. I believe in it. But I don’t need to have it reasserted and reasserted over hundreds of pages of writing. Plus, the voice the author writes with undermines their stance. The constant “and if you can believe it, women were overlooked AGAIN?!” tone got tiresome and started to feel disappointingly biased. I mean, I think she’d been convinced by her own proof points, and so she should have been, but the incessant effort to “drive it home” to her readers wasn’t doing anyone any favours. Anyway, meh. Got the point, moving on.
jenmangler's review against another edition
4.0
This book is going to make you angry. Good. We all should be angry about the systemic ways in which women are discriminated against and ignored.
lilyabryant's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to this on audiobook and it felt like a podcast. This was insanely informative and infuriating to learn about but so necessary.
jessbishai's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
jmrprice's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic. Illuminating. Fascinating.
When everything is based on a ‘default male’, no wonder women are always at a disadvantage- in work, medicine, just life in general.
This work validates the adage: Women must work twice as hard for half the credit. Sigh.
Now - to make effort to change such.
When everything is based on a ‘default male’, no wonder women are always at a disadvantage- in work, medicine, just life in general.
This work validates the adage: Women must work twice as hard for half the credit. Sigh.
Now - to make effort to change such.