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Invisible Women

Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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Invisible Women

Written by: Caroline Criado Perez
Narrated by: Caroline Criado Perez
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The audiobook edition of Invisible Women, read by Caroline Criado Perez.

**Winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019**
**Winner of the Readers' Choice Books Are My Bag Award 2019**
**Winner of the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2019 Book of the Year Award 2019**
**The Times Current Affairs Book of the Year 2019**

Imagine a world where...
· Your phone is too big for your hand
· Your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body
· In a car accident you are 47% more likely to be injured.

If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you're a woman.

From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, and the media. Invisible Women reveals how in a world built for and by men we are systematically ignoring half of the population, often with disastrous consequences. Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the profound impact this has on us all.

Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives.

© Caroline Criado Perez 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

 Gender Issues History & Culture Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences Women's Studies

Critic Reviews

Revelatory – it should be required reading for policy and decision makers everywhere (Nicola Sturgeon)
HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things – a monumental piece of research (Caitlin Moran)
Revelatory, frightening, hopeful. A secular Bible (Jeanette Winterson)
This book is a devastating indictment of institutionalised complacency and a rallying cry to fight back… Invisible Women should propel women into action. It should also be compulsory reading for men (Christina Patterson)
Invisible Women takes on the neglected topic of what we don't know - and why. The result is a powerful, important and eye-opening analysis of the gender politics of knowledge and ignorance. With examples from technology to natural disasters, this is an original and timely reminder of why we need women in the leadership of the institutions that shape every aspect of our lives. (Cordelia Fine)
Invisible Women is a game-changer; an uncompromising blitz of facts, sad, mad, bad and funny, making an unanswerable case and doing so brilliantly…the ambition and scope – and sheer originality – of Invisible Women is huge; no less than the story of what happens when we forget to account for half of humanity. It should be on every policymaker, politician and manager’s shelves (Melanie Reid)
Hugely readable, packed with facts and insight. An important book written with humour and flair (Robert Webb)
Here are the facts! Caroline Criado Perez shines her penetrating gaze on the absence of women from the creation of most societal norms – from algorithms to medicinal doses to government policy. Knowledge is power – we all need to know how our systems work if we want change. Arm yourself with this book and press it into the hands of everyone you know. It is utterly brilliant! (Helena Kennedy)
A blisteringly good book... never less than eye-opening, and frequently staggering
It’s a smart strategy to invite readers to view [a] timeworn topic through the revealing lens of data, bringing to light the hidden places where inequality still resides... Criado Perez wields data like a laser, slicing cleanly through the fog of unconscious and unthinking preferences.
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this book is an important discussion on the current algorithm-powered worlds. Good read! thank you

feminist take on big data world

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A must read for both men and women. As a man it gave me great insight into the amount of implict biases that women face and how the deck is stacked against them. Definitely eye opening and has given me a much more nuanced view on some of the problems women face.

Eye Opening Read

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The book is straightforward, crisp and highlights very well the gender data gap and its adverse impact on women’s lives. Huge perspective shift at certain chapters.

Important important read

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Extremely well-written and well-performed. Enjoyed the book thoroughly; it left me with a lot of food for thought.

Essential read for all

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while going through this book, I kept reliving so many moments that i experienced in my workplace or surroundings that were mentioned here. We become a man instead of asking the system to build a place for women. the chapters on designing city spaces for women was so important (a great start of the book). The poignant part of the book was reading about the hardships and atrocities women go through during calamities and war. It was a revelation that the medical field needs to start treating women bodies as a different entity and address common woman ailments on priority. I also liked how the author mentioned mannerism and tone of a woman's expression gets her labelled what not. There was discussion on Data bias due to race, but data bias due to Gender has existed since time immemorial. The strongest point was suggesting accounting for an unpaid caregiver's contribution to the GDP, this would give so many women a sense of identity and contribution. Do read to elaborate your thought horizon.

When women try to be a man, we all lose

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