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A review by emilybarbian
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
informative
fast-paced
1.0
This book SHOULD be 5 stars. This book is important, engaging, and enlightening. The author is thorough and clear, and she makes sure to explain how class, race, and culture intersect with patriarchal norms to create dangerous and deadly gaps in data and understanding for women.
However, she purposely and repeatedly excludes trans and non-binary people. This book is all about how dangerous it is to exclude groups of people from data-gathering and decision-making spheres, and the fact that she intentionally does the same thing to trans people is baffling.
Even more frustrating is that all of her arguments in the book apply to the trans community! It would have taken zero extra effort to be inclusive, but instead she chose not to. This is actively harmful, and it undermines her entire book. I can’t in good conscience recommend this to anyone.
However, she purposely and repeatedly excludes trans and non-binary people. This book is all about how dangerous it is to exclude groups of people from data-gathering and decision-making spheres, and the fact that she intentionally does the same thing to trans people is baffling.
Even more frustrating is that all of her arguments in the book apply to the trans community! It would have taken zero extra effort to be inclusive, but instead she chose not to. This is actively harmful, and it undermines her entire book. I can’t in good conscience recommend this to anyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Transphobia