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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
As a woman in this society, you can feel that everything is stacked against you. Well, turns out, as most of us will have expected, perhaps, from the moment conscious thoughts have started to form, it's not just a feeling.
A very enlightening read that shows you just how much it really sucks to be a woman, not because it sucks to be a woman, but because men have decided that it should suck to be a woman. Why can't we be more like men, indeed. Except, the whole book proves the world would be a better place if only men would be a little bit more like women.
A very enlightening read that shows you just how much it really sucks to be a woman, not because it sucks to be a woman, but because men have decided that it should suck to be a woman. Why can't we be more like men, indeed. Except, the whole book proves the world would be a better place if only men would be a little bit more like women.
Sorry DNF 15%
The stats are good if there are citations (I’m reading an audiobook) but it’s depressing to have an entire books of stats on your lived experience of being invisible. I might pick it up again if it’s a physical book and easier to jump around.
The stats are good if there are citations (I’m reading an audiobook) but it’s depressing to have an entire books of stats on your lived experience of being invisible. I might pick it up again if it’s a physical book and easier to jump around.
Really interesting! Well-written and easy to read despite relying heavily on citing research (or the lack thereof). The citations and evidence seamlessly fits within the picture the author paints of how our society fundamentally ignores the needs of women simply by not collecting data about their lives and needs.
There were also a few somewhat revelational moments about minor annoyances I face every day as a woman which I thought were things everyone faces but really stem from my world not being designed for women. (As I struggle to type on my phone which was designed for the average male hand which is ~1 inch larger than the average woman’s hand. Conveniently, I would be able to use it one handed and drop it less if it were ~1 inch smaller.)
Overall its a broad examination of how the modern world views the needs of half its population as a niche interest which complicates things for the “default” 6 ft able-bodied white male.
There were also a few somewhat revelational moments about minor annoyances I face every day as a woman which I thought were things everyone faces but really stem from my world not being designed for women. (As I struggle to type on my phone which was designed for the average male hand which is ~1 inch larger than the average woman’s hand. Conveniently, I would be able to use it one handed and drop it less if it were ~1 inch smaller.)
Overall its a broad examination of how the modern world views the needs of half its population as a niche interest which complicates things for the “default” 6 ft able-bodied white male.
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not a great book to read while the current administration aims to strip women of their rights. will revisit when the future looks more promising </3
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Very informative and also incredibly depressing
A necessary read for all. Caroline Criado Perez is elite.