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kristiebeeler's review against another edition
5.0
This is a must-read for everyone. Criado Perez presents an incredible amount of research and proves time and time again that there is an enormous gender data gap in almost every aspect of daily life. Her work has shifted my perspective in a lot of ways, and I will be thinking about her research and findings for a very long time. I am motivated to do my best to create change where I can and lessen the gap. Highly recommend!
brittaneythayer's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
dzejna's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing. A must read for everyone, no matter the gender you have.
annakeinonen's review against another edition
3.75
Kun kuulin kirjasta, joka sisältää feminismiä ja tilastoja, tiesin että tämä on pakko lukea. Näkymättömät naiset tarjoaa osittain yleisessä tiedossakin olevia tilastotietoja naisten epätasa-arvoisesta kohtelusta, mutta onnistuu myös järkyttämään. Etenkin lääketieteen epätasa-arvoinen kohtelu oli järkyttävää ja yllättävää luettavaa.
Kirja on supertarkka ja sisältää valtavan määrän lukuja ja pohdintaa siitä näkökulmasta, että mieskeskeisessä maailmassa naiset jäävät usein näkymättömiksi, eikä heistä löydy kovin helposti tai ollenkaan dataa.
Parempaan arviointiin kirja olisi voinut päästä antamalla jotain huomioita sukupuolten moninaisuudesta. Ymmärrän kirjan halunneen keskittyä naiset vs miehet tilastotietoihin, mutta samalla kirja syyllistyy siihen mistä itse kritisoi: osa ihmisistä pelkistetään oletusarvoisiksi sukupuolen edustajiksi eikä huomioida erinäisten sukupuolten kokemusten tuomaa lisäarvoa.
Kirja on supertarkka ja sisältää valtavan määrän lukuja ja pohdintaa siitä näkökulmasta, että mieskeskeisessä maailmassa naiset jäävät usein näkymättömiksi, eikä heistä löydy kovin helposti tai ollenkaan dataa.
Parempaan arviointiin kirja olisi voinut päästä antamalla jotain huomioita sukupuolten moninaisuudesta. Ymmärrän kirjan halunneen keskittyä naiset vs miehet tilastotietoihin, mutta samalla kirja syyllistyy siihen mistä itse kritisoi: osa ihmisistä pelkistetään oletusarvoisiksi sukupuolen edustajiksi eikä huomioida erinäisten sukupuolten kokemusten tuomaa lisäarvoa.
sheri_kruzel's review against another edition
5.0
This book was jaw dropping, enlightening and terrifying to see all the ways the world is designed without women in mind. Only wish she’d cut down a bit of the stats as all the numbers tended to take away from the overall point and get a bit overwhelming. Maybe could have been included more as footnotes. But regardless this is a must read.
tiffanytt's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
first non-fiction book i've read for enjoyment maybe...? that might not be true. this book was really good and i hope to retain at least some of the information from it. it definitely affected my thinking as i read it and experienced things firsthand. some examples: 1) these two guys came up to me to ask what i was reading and they seemed to scoff a little at the notion that women are lacking representation, i gave them the example of how cars are not required to be tested with female dummies, causing women to more likely be harmed in accidents. one of the guys then suggested that doesn't that mean children are also more at risk? the issue with this whole interaction is the act of bringing up another issue in response to the first issue as it minimizes and basically dismisses the problem that women are not required to be considered in car manufacturing. 2) one of coworkers had let me volunteer myself for a task twice and i gladly offered to help because i truly did not mind, but i think that i also likely have a stronger desire to prove myself to be adequate and hard-working at work. not that i have faced any sort of discrimination at work (i think) but just because i was raised as a girl, needing validation from people of authority if i want to be respected.
i would love to reread my own copy of this book and annotate it and write notes on it. i fear that i have already forgotten details but i got the gist! man has been for so long considered to be the default and women have been seen as "other" and therefore not worth representing. clearly, this causes countless other sexist issues as women are half of the world's population and when they are not sufficiently considered, they suffer.
anyway this book was really good and also reminded me of something else that i would like to read more about relating to feminism. i detest the idea that, in order to be respected, women need to act more like men, that being feminine is not worth respecting. it is a loathsome, subtle, implicit suggestion that this is how women can be respected. i appreciate seeing powerful women who are feminine! and i want to be that as well in my future and every day actually.
i would love to reread my own copy of this book and annotate it and write notes on it. i fear that i have already forgotten details but i got the gist! man has been for so long considered to be the default and women have been seen as "other" and therefore not worth representing. clearly, this causes countless other sexist issues as women are half of the world's population and when they are not sufficiently considered, they suffer.
anyway this book was really good and also reminded me of something else that i would like to read more about relating to feminism. i detest the idea that, in order to be respected, women need to act more like men, that being feminine is not worth respecting. it is a loathsome, subtle, implicit suggestion that this is how women can be respected. i appreciate seeing powerful women who are feminine! and i want to be that as well in my future and every day actually.
gossamerwings's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0