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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
83 reviews
librarianelizabeth's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape
wren_z's review against another edition
4.0
My only bone to pick with this book is that it's not entirely clear who the target is. As a woman, it is almost cathartic to read about your experience and have your righteous anger fueled. However, the author often uses the "the gender data gap" seemingly as a synonym for patriarchy. If this book was meant to inform men and the wider world, I think it fails as a call to action. Pinning so many things on "the gender data gap" erases the personal responsibility that needs to be taken by men. It does make the book more palatable, but I think it misses out on an important piece in improving women's lives. We need men as individuals to listen to women, to take responsibility, and work on addressing their own biases. Otherwise the work of closing the gender data gap will be just more labour for women.
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence
cathannahs's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
jessisangle's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition
4.0
I had 2 main gripes. Firstly it was very binary. I would have liked to see some LGBTQIA*+ representation if possible although I get that it may not fit into the premise of the book. Secondly, it felt, tonally, quite man hating which I found quite difficult.
Overall very informative but not sure if I would read again because of the tone.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
ashwaar's review against another edition
4.25
Pérez begins this book by discussing the historical acceptance of the male form as default, which I found fascinating. She discusses Ancient Greek philosophers describing the female body as a perversion of the male and goes on to discuss women's exclusion in everything from medical trials to public transport to crash test dummies.
This book is also incredibly frustrating because there's no one to blame for these failures. The basis of these gender biases are so deeply entrenched in our everyday thinking we don't even stop to question them. We don't stop to think why the women's bathroom always has a line or why medical textbooks predominantly contain diagrams of the male body.
Some of these biases or gender data gaps seem like nothing more than inconveniences, something women just have to deal with in a world built for men. However, these inconveniences can build up and, in some cases, are outright killing women. For example, using car crash dummies based on the average male body exclude women from these safety tests. Or not factoring women in medical research trials because their fluctuating hormones make them too much of an anomaly.
This book is justifiably angry at the gender data gap, and as a reader, you will be as well. I learnt so much from this book, and I feel like I need everyone else to read it as well. It is very data-heavy throughout, and if you have a physical copy, I recommend highlighting some statistics. If you're debating with someone who doesn't think the gender data gap exists, point them to this book, as it's essential reading.
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Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Medical content, and Pregnancy
evnfig's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Classism
alyssa_s10's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse
ampam's review against another edition
4.5
While I have known the world was designed for men (the phone I'm typing on right now is too big for my small, but not unusually sized hands, to be used one-handed easily), seeing the extent of it in everything from air bags to policy was very revealing. The book illustrated in many facets the repercussions of not taking women into account, and none are positive. It is quite daunting how much needs to be changed, and the book unfortunately does not offer any solutions for the world to be made more equitable from the flaws it pointed out in its writing. Additionally, the book does not delve into detail other intersectional identities like race, or at all for more prejudiced-against groups like LGBTQIA* folks. Regardless, it is a recommended read to understand how pervasive the idea of only designing for men and refusing to consider women is.
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
norwegianforestreader's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War