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Invisible Women

the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day
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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez examines the gender data gap and how women are often overlooked in a world designed for men. The book highlights the implications of this oversight in various aspects of life, from technology and healthcare to urban planning and the workplace, advocating for inclusive data and design.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring how gender bias impacts data and society. It delves into how women are often overlooked in research, policy, and day-to-day decisions, offering a compelling critique and eye-opening insights.

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Invisible Women

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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez is a groundbreaking and meticulously researched exploration into the pervasive gender bias that infiltrates every aspect of our society. Through compelling case studies and thorough analysis, this book unveils the hidden ways women are systematically disadvantaged in a world predominantly designed by and for men. Perez's revelations stretch across various sectors including government policy, medical research, technology, workplaces, and media, highlighting how this invisibility has potentially life-threatening consequences.

Imagine living in a world where your mobile phone is too large for your hand, where a drug prescribed by your doctor isn't suitable for your body, or where you have a 47% higher chance of injury in a car accident. For many women, this is a daily reality. If these scenarios sound familiar, it's because they frequently occur due to the overlooked and under-researched needs of women. Perez's book meticulously documents these disparities, making it an eye-opening read for anyone interested in gender equality and social justice.

Through an impressive array of global examples and new research, Invisible Women reveals the profound impact that ignoring half the population can have. From the design of office temperatures to public transport routes, Caroline Criado Perez brings to light the often-overlooked issues that women face, urging policymakers and developers to consider the needs of all genders.

Praised for its revelatory and transformative insights, Invisible Women has garnered critical acclaim and has become a vital tool for understanding and addressing gender bias. Caitlin Moran describes it as “a monumental piece of research” that has the potential to change the world, while the Sunday Times lauds it as “a book that changes the way you see the world.” Jeanette Winterson calls it “revelatory, frightening, hopeful,” encapsulating the spectrum of emotions this book evokes.

Join Caroline Criado Perez on a journey to uncover the hidden biases that affect our everyday lives by tuning into her new podcast, Visible Women, where she continues the conversation and delves even deeper into the issues raised in her book.

Invisible Women is not just a book; it’s a call to action, urging society to recognise and rectify the ingrained biases that have long gone unnoticed. With over a million copies sold, this Sunday Times Number One Bestseller is an essential read, providing a vital lens through which to view and understand the world around us.

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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez is praised for its revelatory nature and thorough research, highlighting gender biases in data and decision-making. Critics describe it as eye-opening, monumental, and a potential catalyst for significant change in policy and societal norms, calling for both women and men to heed its findings.

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ISBN: 9781784706289

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 299g

Pages: 432

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Must-read for not only women, but everyone!

This book is certainly an eye opener, and makes you rethink a lot of the “norms” of culture and society that are disadvantageous, and sometimes dangerous, to women. From examining the reasons behind the lack of data on pharmaceuticals, to how the ever growing size of smart phones is harder for users with smaller hands (I.e. women), this book is perfect for those who like statistics and data and getting outraged.

About the Author

Caroline Criado Perez is a writer, broadcaster and award-winning feminist campaigner. Her most notable campaigns have included co-founding The Women's Room, getting a woman on Bank of England banknotes, forcing Twitter to revise its procedures for dealing with abuse and successfully campaigning for a statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett to be erected in Parliament Square. She was the 2013 recipient of the Liberty Human Rights Campaigner of the Year Award, and was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2015. Her first book, Do it Like a Woman, was published in 2015. She lives in London.

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