Caroline Criado Perez

Invisible Women

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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 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.
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  • Daria Darievychshared an impression3 years ago
    💡Learnt A Lot
    🎯Worthwhile

    if anybody had ever asked me what the one and only book i would recommend to read for every human being on the planet, i would have said this one! it’s such a thorough and extensive work which definitely requires that attention of ours.

    it is pretty obvious from the title that this book is completely about discrimination. and no matter how unfair it might be at first seen to males, because yes, men are discriminated too (!), but this book is all about female discrimination. we have to finally put proper attention to the problem and look at our surroundings. as it was said in the end - benefit the women everywhere will benefit humanity as a whole. surprisingly, the statistics and examples in the book hurt you and at the same time force you to not give up and keep fighting. keep making steps.

    what i did like the most is not only the personal thoughts and conclusions of the author but the infinite shreds of evidence from scientific papers and real life. (i mean, there’s a third of a book which is dedicated to references). it really opens your eyes regardless of your level of expertise and awareness. well, i thought i knew a lot about discrimination, i’m a female and feminist but turned out i didn’t know anything. there are so many aspects of female underrepresentation and discrimination which i have never even thought about. now it’s time to learn it even deeper.

    p.s. i don’t want to point out the weaknesses of the book i came across through reading, because this time i decided to focus only on the positive sides. but seriously, “there is a gender data gap because we lack the sex-disaggregated data” is gonna be my nightmare

  • notlateforkateshared an impression4 years ago
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    К несчастью, не советую: на первых 20 страницах текста 2 фактические ошибки, которые в книге про статистику неприятно встречать. Немецкий записали в шовинистические языки, хотя он вполне себе феминистический - к группе лиц смешанного пола используют женскую форму множественного числа; а то, что 37% у скифов войнов - женщин не означает, что 37% женщин - войны.

  • utiutsshared an impressionlast year
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    💡Learnt A Lot
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Quotes

  • Mr. Destiny 9 and 14has quoted5 years ago
    For the women who persist: keep on being bloody difficult
  • nataliaescorteshas quoted4 years ago
    2007 international study of 25,439 children’s TV characters found that only 13% of non-human characters are female (the figure for female human characters was slightly better, although still low at 32%).43 An analysis of G-rated (suitable for children) films released between 1990 and 2005 found that only 28% of speaking roles went to female characters – and perhaps even more tellingly in the context of humans being male by default, women made up only 17% of crowd scenes.
  • Mr. Destiny 9 and 14has quoted5 years ago
    More than 40% of women leave tech companies after ten years compared to 17% of men.13

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