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

challenging informative reflective

5.0

This should be required reading. Invisible Women truly taught me so much. At times, it is a bit frustrating to read - but it is essential to know. I really loved the flow of the book as well, it felt natural. By the time it was done, I had learned so much I couldn’t believe it. I mean I have always considered myself a feminist, and this book helped give me some of the knowledge, and resources to further that. There are a lot of important issues and lessons discussed in this book. Also, while the book is filled with data and statistics (where we have them) it didn’t feel like I was being lectured at - I genuinely couldn’t put this book down. If you can, try and get the audiobook, as it is read by the author and she does an excellent job. Please read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, and Genocide

While I added a few content warnings, I would also like to say that they aren’t extremely “graphic” parts other than the blatant misogyny. A lot of this book is showing the injustices women face everyday, all over the world. So yes, there is mention of darker content, but most of it is statistics, rather than graphic details. (I hope that makes sense). There are still parts in here worth mentioning with a content warning though.