Invisible Women
Books | Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory
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Caroline Criado Perez
*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD*Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives.'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things - a monumental piece of research' Caitlin MoranImagine 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.Find out more in Caroline's new podcast, Visible Women.'A book that changes the way you see the world' Sunday Times'Revelatory, frightening, hopeful' Jeanette Winterson
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Author
Caroline Criado Perez
Pages
432
Publisher
Random House
Published Date
2019-03-07
ISBN
1473548292 9781473548299
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"3.5 stars rounded up <br/><br/>Really solid book- very very data heavy which I enjoyed. I learned a lot and learned to consider a lot- discovered so many of my own patterns that many other women do but men don’t. My one major critique is the lack of acknowledgment for other genders outside the binary but I’m assuming this is due to the further lack of data. Books like this are majorly important and help shed light on the issues that plague our society and could easily be fixed. It’s definitely inspired me to challenge the norm and investigate why these rules exist and for whom they benefit."
Keeks
"Kelsey "
Jacquelynne AB
"Excellent!! Invisible Women is meticulously researched and data-driven, even while providing the relatable, readable stories behind these data: stories of women in many places and different circumstances, but all sharing some of the most simple of concerns: wanting to survive and thrive, give birth to and raise children, make sure aging parents have what they need, and simply contribute in the public sphere. "
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Cathy
"VERY data driven and slightly hard to read because of it. Really well cited, intersectional, provocative information though, it is pretty good for a reference book or reading single chapters at a time"
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Rose
"i don’t wanna say it changed the entire way i view the world bc deep down all women intrinsically know everything in this book to be true, but damn does it feel good to have that feeling backed by stats"
Sarah Lantsman
"Every leader, executive, and human needs to read this. It took me so long to get through it because I got so angry at the statistics."
Joanna
"Global perspective, not as much application to personal day to day life but highly evidence backed approach to the impacts of lacking disaggregated data. "
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Katie Corcoran
"Love this. Learned an awful bunch even though I'm in the industry. Did honestly feel some feminist rage bubble in me, but in the best way."
Junk Kruzan
"Amazing read. Everyone should read this, women, men, mothers, fathers, friends and especially people in high society positions. Everyone needs to understand what Perez is teaching, we are not “atypical” because we are women"
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Nala
"A real eye opener. I learned that everything in modern society... from car safety to city planning...is f-ed up because women are not considered when collecting data. Yesh"
Hannah Swim
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