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A review by mewtwoapologist
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
3.0
i’ll give this a solid 3 and preface that i do think it’s worth reading.
there’s a lot of important information in this book. it really did open my eyes to so many ways women were ignored that i did not even think of. and just reaffirmed my pessimism about the medical disadvantage of having a female body everywhere in the world…anyway, i think this book contains material that should be read by anyone who cares about the plight of women in this world. but….
the political perspective from which this book is written is so painful. hillary clinton and melinda gates are not leaders in closing the gender gap be serious. it’s just such a neoliberal perspective-everything from the quips she thinks are witty to the proposed solutions to these issues. and on one hand yes, for so much of the world, the situation of women is so dire, we have to meet them where they’re at. but it’s so clear that the writer’s ideal is a capitalism and a democracy that “works for women too.” it’s just very frustrating because the contents of this book are so essential, but the analysis is very lacking. and one can argue that that’s not the goal of the book, but she really does needlessly insert her opinions like yes we know who YOU would have voted for in 2016 if you were american (she is british).
anyway i may add more later because i read this slowly over several weeks and forgot a lot of my comments but yeah. it’s a frustrating and depressing read but still probably the best source for all of this data (and lack thereof).
there’s a lot of important information in this book. it really did open my eyes to so many ways women were ignored that i did not even think of. and just reaffirmed my pessimism about the medical disadvantage of having a female body everywhere in the world…anyway, i think this book contains material that should be read by anyone who cares about the plight of women in this world. but….
the political perspective from which this book is written is so painful. hillary clinton and melinda gates are not leaders in closing the gender gap be serious. it’s just such a neoliberal perspective-everything from the quips she thinks are witty to the proposed solutions to these issues. and on one hand yes, for so much of the world, the situation of women is so dire, we have to meet them where they’re at. but it’s so clear that the writer’s ideal is a capitalism and a democracy that “works for women too.” it’s just very frustrating because the contents of this book are so essential, but the analysis is very lacking. and one can argue that that’s not the goal of the book, but she really does needlessly insert her opinions like yes we know who YOU would have voted for in 2016 if you were american (she is british).
anyway i may add more later because i read this slowly over several weeks and forgot a lot of my comments but yeah. it’s a frustrating and depressing read but still probably the best source for all of this data (and lack thereof).