Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

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

165 reviews

julesdmuells's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

An absolute must-read. This is a thorough and riveting survey of a world built on the "default-male bias," the internalized idea that humankind is represented by an adult man, and women are an afterthought or a second iteration.
Urban planning, pharmaceuticals, education, disaster relief, architecture, TV writers rooms, legislature (obviously), tech design, career mobility - every sector of adult life is touched by the phenomenon that women must be involved in research and decision-making, and when we fail to collect and sex-disaggregate data, women pay the price with anything from their income and time to their bodies and their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and War

jomerl's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

sdfhjlysfd's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

abshep's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

2.5

Should be a 5 star, many incredible points and helpful statistics - however this writer completely erases the most invisible of women.  It got super TERFy at the end :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

savannahsshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

If I could pick 1 book to make mandatory reading for all people (especially people with any form of power) it would be this one. Perfection please everyone read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

trapdorr's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Powerful. Reminds us that despite how far we have come in the last 50 years, there’s still so much farther to go on the road to equality. The overturn of Roe hadn’t even happened yet when this was published. I would love to hear the authors take on the control being exercised over women’s body’s now. “Gender neutral does not mean gender equal.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and War

fiddleysticks's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

tayaingrid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

lonelyhyperion's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

3.0

Very informative and an easy read despite being so statistic-heavy. Interspersed with a good amount of humour to lighten the depressing nature of the topic. I think in some places it lost me because the "fixing the data gap" solution rang a bit hollow when you comprehend the vastness of the problem. And as other reviews point out, there was a lack of discussion of trans identities... 

PS -- interesting to read this in the run up to the 2024 American election, as Kamala Harris makes a quick appearance in the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

yoursisterscanary's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse