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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
165 reviews
rosecoleman's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Blew me away both in a good and very angry way
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
hmtierra22's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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.
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.
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
ashley_krull's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
ashfarrough's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I came into this book with a ‘moderate’ understanding of how men have been the ones to shape the world (at women’s expense), but this book really highlighted the full lengths that this has been taken, touching on things I wouldn’t have even thought to consider, but upon reading them, realised just how much sense they made. A very informative, thought-provoking book that everyone should read - men and women both.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Minor: Rape and Medical trauma
annalise_reads's review against another edition
informative
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
astudyinfic's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
rosalind's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Police brutality
drjoannehill's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
4.5 ish
How does a "male = neutral" worldview stem from and lead to a lack of data about women's health, finances, political representation, etc because it is wrongly assumed that data about men is relevant to all ... which then has negative consequences for, precisely, women's health, finances, and representation? This book tells us how.
The research that has gone into writing this must be immense, and it is an important book, lots to learn and a great way to show the value of quants or science to feminism and critical research. I read this in the context of a sport science student claiming that feminism is biased in class last week, and that I should have responded that all research is biased, at least feminism acknowledges it.
While Perez's stats/quants research review seems solid, her writing about qualitative research is less so and I felt there was a lack of writing about experience or consequences of the data gap.
Also, it seems in Perez's world, trans and NB people just don't exist. Talk about a data gap? There's a gaping hole in her construction of the world. I don't think there is a single mention in the whole book. Who knows, maybe she worries that acknowledging trans women will break apart the argument that we need data about (cis)women's bodies (especially in health, medicine etc) ... Or maybe she's a TERF, I'm not sure.
In the first chapter is a pretty flimsy definition of sex as "XX or XY chromosomes". Otherwise, there's an ok job of discussing what is sex and what is gender and how a lot of things that are explained (in science or society) as sex/biology are actually related to gender and the social construction of women/femininity, but this is not really what she is trying to do and I had to pick apart a couple of bits because I was looking for it. She seems very keen on evidencing physical differences between men and women, and you have to be careful with this because it is easy for people to use this as evidence that women are lesser than men, that their bodies are not as good - this whole thing is not something discussed in this book.
I would have liked her to acknowledge the existence of women in right wing politics because again in the construction of her world, women make progressive politicians who make things better for all, and I wish that was true but take women in the senior levels of the Tory party over the last 40 years as one example and it sadly isn't true.
Informative, gave me some ideas for teaching and research, but not an academic-level critical text - it isn't meant to be.
How does a "male = neutral" worldview stem from and lead to a lack of data about women's health, finances, political representation, etc because it is wrongly assumed that data about men is relevant to all ... which then has negative consequences for, precisely, women's health, finances, and representation? This book tells us how.
The research that has gone into writing this must be immense, and it is an important book, lots to learn and a great way to show the value of quants or science to feminism and critical research. I read this in the context of a sport science student claiming that feminism is biased in class last week, and that I should have responded that all research is biased, at least feminism acknowledges it.
While Perez's stats/quants research review seems solid, her writing about qualitative research is less so and I felt there was a lack of writing about experience or consequences of the data gap.
Also, it seems in Perez's world, trans and NB people just don't exist. Talk about a data gap? There's a gaping hole in her construction of the world. I don't think there is a single mention in the whole book. Who knows, maybe she worries that acknowledging trans women will break apart the argument that we need data about (cis)women's bodies (especially in health, medicine etc) ... Or maybe she's a TERF, I'm not sure.
In the first chapter is a pretty flimsy definition of sex as "XX or XY chromosomes". Otherwise, there's an ok job of discussing what is sex and what is gender and how a lot of things that are explained (in science or society) as sex/biology are actually related to gender and the social construction of women/femininity, but this is not really what she is trying to do and I had to pick apart a couple of bits because I was looking for it. She seems very keen on evidencing physical differences between men and women, and you have to be careful with this because it is easy for people to use this as evidence that women are lesser than men, that their bodies are not as good - this whole thing is not something discussed in this book.
I would have liked her to acknowledge the existence of women in right wing politics because again in the construction of her world, women make progressive politicians who make things better for all, and I wish that was true but take women in the senior levels of the Tory party over the last 40 years as one example and it sadly isn't true.
Informative, gave me some ideas for teaching and research, but not an academic-level critical text - it isn't meant to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism