Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

27 reviews

eternal_noodle's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

4.75

I needed to process this book in chunks so as not to succumb to the bone-deep rage and sadness I was feeling. It is extensively researched and should be a required read for everyone that deals with data (and everyone, period). I could feel the author’s frustration and she made a terrific narrator.

The 0.25 stars being knocked off was only due to the fact that each chapter followed a similar format and therefore lent a slight sense of redundancy. Perhaps that is the point, however! The gender data gap exists in every aspect of our lives. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

cassyopee's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.75

Info dump , very informative, dense, jaw-dropping, eye-opener.

I would use those words to describe this incredible book and research work. I learnt so much about how women are perceived (or more accuratly not perceived) in our world and the devastating consequences this has and could continue to have if things do not change. From health to natural disasters, to politics and transport infrastructures, the gender data gap is everywhere. 
I recommend this book to anyone who is curious about the gender based statistics (and lack thereoff).
It was also usefull for broader learning and understanding of society as Caroline Criado Perez, explained a few key psychological concepts that could be used to explain other discriminations and data gaps, aside from the invisibility of women. 
All the studies, books, statistics, reports and articles stated in the different chapters are referenced at the end of the book.

I noticed a few typos here and there but nothing too bothersome. The only thing that stood out to me in a negative way was the use of the term "asperger" in a paragraph which is seen as discriminatory in the autistic commuty. It's only a paragraph and a lot of people are not aware of the fact that this not a used term anymore, so although I mention it, I personall  don't think it is a reason to bypass such a great book.

Also, if you have trouble with numbers or very dense books that give a lot of informations, a bit like info dumps, I would warn you that it might be a difficult read. Not impossible, but not easy. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

catorureads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Some parts were a bit slower due to the many stats but very interesting, eye-opening and a mustread.


For my fellow Kindle people: the actual book ends at around 65%, all the rest is the bibliography and index of all the research that is mentioned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Police brutality

himpersonal's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Lots of great points made, and I think it’s a book important for all genders, especially men, to read. There’s a one star review by someone named Carey who made some good critique of the book. So it’s also important to check sources and keep a balanced view. 

For my part, I was having to remind myself that there are lots of men in the world that I like and respect and who have had nothing to do with architecting any of these issues, even if some are guilty of perpetuating them unconsciously. Having grown up in a double patriarchy (Korean family in the US), I too am guilty of this and could’ve benefited from asking more questions.

This was highly relevant to me, for example, as a pianist. I had to give up at a certain point because my hand span was too small. Rather than asking why the pianos couldn’t be made smaller, I assumed the problem was me. Or every time I put on my seatbelt, I have to use an adjuster because the seats and belts are too big for my body. (I really think there’s a huge untapped market for car manufacturers of they’d design and sell cars just for women’s body!!!!, like in the billions!!!!). 

What’s frustrating about books like this - nothing gets done, even though we know better. 😢 Plus, women generally outlive men and in poorer health for all the reasons outlined and more. So we’re also having to live longer in these awful conditions. The unfairness never seems to end…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

minkimonki's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Rape

callysutherland's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Mandatory reading. In small chunks, so you don't get tooooo angry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

unluckycat13's review against another edition

The author is a TERF, this is a TERF book. Not to undermine the honestly good work and important information in this book, but you can't remove it from the author's views. While it starts out seeming reasonable enough-- I think it's understandable even if not great to not separate sex and gender-- the author eventually begins to build her argument into women being an immutable biologically separate organism with most things in life attributed purely to biology. Of course there's no proof of this because of the data gap. The studies will surely show she's right though, as they always say. 

The book does start out acknowledging queer and disabled people, and it does talk about other countries with a non dismissive and non bigoted attitude, however the author is very quick to paint groups of people (such as western women, or British women) with a singular brush. Despite admitting that the so called standard male doesn't represent men in general, she's very argumentative in favor of a standard female model. It's hard to untangle her personal views on sex and gender from the rest of the book and the more you begin to think about it, the worse it gets. 

I would generally not recommend this book, and while it is a nice organization of some studies I have heard most of them before elsewhere. 

Being a book about sexism, you can expect a TW warning for basically literally every topic, albeit only passingly. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sydneyhenshaw's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

I really enjoyed this book and I learned a lot from it. It really helped me realize that some issues that seem frivolous can actually really add up or be more dangerous than they seem. I appreciated it covering the realities for women all over the world and telling a diverse bunch of  stories. I wish it would have spent a bit more time touching on intersectionality and how largely that impacts data gaps also. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

billie_churchill's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lucyrudd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic