A review by yoleolibros
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

3.0

I really enjoyed this (wish I had done it as a physical book instead of an audio book to save some of the data), but I think it was missing one really critical piece. While the book discussed gendered data gaps at length, it barely scratched the surface of intersecting data issues including race, disability, language, and others. It feels like a real missed opportunity to talk about how data collection practices can be seeped in bias if we aren’t careful and representative of systems of oppression. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the breakdowns around data - particularly in relation to city building, crisis response, economic security polices, and health. Just felt like it could have gone further.