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A review by alisonann
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
4.0
Not 5 stars primarily due to the lack of any mention of transgender/genderqueer individuals in the entire work, and the suspicion that this may be intentional despite the existence of trans and non binary individuals not being at odds with any of the facts or messaging presented in this book, by this reader's perspective. An unfortunate oversight that I'm really hoping wasn't intentional on the author's part.
Overall an incredibly poignant read, expertly outlining the historic and modern gaps in our data and methods effectively erasing half of society, and recapping the multitude of ways this data gap affects women and society as a whole. Big data runs our world and it's only going to become more pervasive as time goes on, so this gap inevitably shows up in every aspect of modern life.
I can see this being a shocking, overwhelmingly or even unbelievable or exaggerated read for someone who may not have paid much mind to these gaps and issues in the past, but as someone who has lived some of these experiences and has heard throughout my life the stories of other women, nothing covered in this book was surprising.
Overall an incredibly poignant read, expertly outlining the historic and modern gaps in our data and methods effectively erasing half of society, and recapping the multitude of ways this data gap affects women and society as a whole. Big data runs our world and it's only going to become more pervasive as time goes on, so this gap inevitably shows up in every aspect of modern life.
I can see this being a shocking, overwhelmingly or even unbelievable or exaggerated read for someone who may not have paid much mind to these gaps and issues in the past, but as someone who has lived some of these experiences and has heard throughout my life the stories of other women, nothing covered in this book was surprising.