Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

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

137 reviews

thenextbookdilemma's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

xxdeelxx's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

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

kqwalker's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

It is infuriating that these issues still persist even when they are known. I connected a lot with the topic of this book due to my lived experiences and as someone who loves data.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War

nushie's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

really thoughtful book and well researched stats! I can't help but feel like her argument would have been more powerful if she had considered nonbinary and queer folk more. also definitely felt repetitive, though this is understandable because there really are so many data gaps in multiple sectors. I appreciated that this book actually offered multiple solutions to inequity issues brought up & provided evidence of these working. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Violence

kirtreads's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.5

Wow. While not an entirely uplifting read, it is an important one. This book considers so many ways that women are left out. From transportation, to medicine, to protection against violence this book lays out a clear thesis. Excluding women from the data is harming everyone. 

I thought all her points were good and well thought out. If anything there was sometimes too much supporting information and my eyes glazed over sometimes.

Despite a dense subject it is surprising easy to read. I didn’t feel lost at too many points, and if I did the acronyms were to blame, not the author. 

In the current political climate I think this message is more important now than ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sicathekat's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

stripy_gloves's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion

author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

 

TAKE THE INVISIBLE WOMEN CHALLENGE. Men need to read this book by Caroline Criado Perez. It will change your worldview. Women can skip it because they live it every day. With the subtitle, Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, the author shows (with 70 pages of references) the subtle and egregious ways bias against women plays out in daily life, work, product design, medicine, and politics. While you might imagine a familiarity with these topics, the author presents them with details and evidence that will surprise every reader. This book should be required for everyone. Three hundred pages to a new you. 

 

TAKE THE CHALLENGE! 

 

Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for Omega Cats Press books and book recommendations. 

For my extended notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2025/01/invisible-women-data-bias-in-world.html 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism