Genre: Nonfiction
Length: 272 pages
Audiobook Length: 9 hours and 25 minutes
First Published: 2019
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Publisher’s Description
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives.
Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women, diving into women’s lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, unforgettable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.
Quotes from Invisible Women
The result of this deeply male-dominated culture is that the male experience, the male perspective, has come to be seen as universal, while the female experience–that of half the global population, after all–is seen as, well, niche.
The fact is that worth is a matter of opinion, and opinion is informed by culture. And if that culture is as male-biased as ours is, it can’t help but be biased against women. By default.
There is no such thing as a woman who doesn’t work. There is only a woman who isn’t paid for her work.
When we exclude half of humanity from the production of knowledge we lose out on potentially transformative insights.
The truth is that around the world, women continue to be disadvantaged by a working culture that is based on the ideological belief that male needs are universal.
About Caroline Criado Perez
Caroline Criado Perez is a British author, broadcaster and feminist campaigner. She is the author of two books: Do It Like a Woman and Invisible Women. Visit the author’s website →
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