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challenging
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challenging
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As a woman, none of the information presented was that surprising overall. But learning about how the gender data gap can affect women in way more instances than women me could imagine was surprising. It does seem crazy that half the global population is thought of as “too complicated” to consider when collecting data. They are admitting that men are “simple,” however. So there’s that, at least.
→ 4.25 stars (★★★★.5)
a very insightful and enlightening read! i only wish that the author had acknowledged trans and non-binary people somehow, even simply via a disclaimer on the cisnormativity of the data.
a very insightful and enlightening read! i only wish that the author had acknowledged trans and non-binary people somehow, even simply via a disclaimer on the cisnormativity of the data.
Full of great insights and examples, but poorly-structured. Still a very interesting read.
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emotional
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Some of the arguments were very compelling, and some of them fell flat or were overly convoluted. It was also written is a very (unnecessarily, IMO) polarizing way. You had to kind of “buy” into an initial premise for some chapters and it would have been easier to do so if it wasn’t presented so aggressively right at the beginning. I think a lot of the people who *should* read this will likely be put off because of this.
I will say that it did feel like one really big essay on why participatory research is so important - when we don’t involve the people that our research aims to help, we miss a lot of the picture. I greatly appreciate that sentiment.
I will say that it did feel like one really big essay on why participatory research is so important - when we don’t involve the people that our research aims to help, we miss a lot of the picture. I greatly appreciate that sentiment.
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Incredibly important, but made me feel even more frustrated with our current society. It’s gotten worse for women since this book was published. 😔
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I won't spend much time harping on this book for being pop science, which isn't my favorite genre. I will say that I was disappointed not to find even a cursory reference to trans people. In a book about sex and gender, it felt like a glaring gap.
Really, really interesting and it validated a lot of thoughts that I've had over the years.
Essentially, not everything is actively sexist but most things passively exclude the female perspective and lead to sexist results. A lot of the time it's up to ignorance and lack of data on the female perspective and the unwillingness to ask.
TL;DR: Women are not just small men and need their own separate data to be taken into account when considering design, politics and science.
Essentially, not everything is actively sexist but most things passively exclude the female perspective and lead to sexist results. A lot of the time it's up to ignorance and lack of data on the female perspective and the unwillingness to ask.
TL;DR: Women are not just small men and need their own separate data to be taken into account when considering design, politics and science.