Invisible Women

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

De: Caroline Criado Perez

Narrado por: Caroline Criado Perez

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 expose that will change the way you look at the world.

©2019 Caroline Criado Perez (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Very insightful

The author describes data bias in a very clear and interesting way. She gives eye opening examples and facts. Would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in data or technology.

One of the most important books you can read.

As a man I am sorry to say that all the lack of awareness Perez weird about totally applies to me. An eye opening and important book.

awesome!

a litany of PhD and VC opportunities. all high school boys and girls should read this.

Good stuff to Understand

A breadth of great examples. Women need more than one seat and one voice at the table. They need to be collaborators and leaders to solving our challenges. Delivered with a bit of a chip, it is clear the problem is as wide as it is deep and needs to improve.

Thank you for sharing.

A must read for women AND men

This book is great in so many ways. I have recommended it to so many people and hope to use it as part of a new curriculum around male leadership... Leaders who Ally!

This book provides empirical evidence on sexism at inception in all walks of life. It provides evidence of what happens when women aren't counted in planningand securing our world. I plan to use this in my diversity and inclusion work and as required reading for any men who claim allyship.

Incredibly important read

This book was eye opening, and has sparked a lot of conversations between myself and my partner, friends, family, etc. It’s also made me want to read more about these things. I hope men read this!

Half the humans are not represented properly

Clearly a must read. This presents facts and ideas which get at the center of problems affecting all humans. We are all better off by including women.

Listen with an open mind

As a man, it’s hard to avoid feeling defensive and skeptical at first. But keep listening and get past that feeling! This is a great book outlining serious problems with the way society works (or doesn’t) for men vs women. I didn’t know about a lot of these issues and inherent inequalities because everything was built and designed with my needs and size in mind, but that isn’t the case for women and this book points out a lot of bad results! The book is focused on that point and the author is very passionate, and as a result there are some obviously biased and poorly thought out conclusions for some minor things. But overall it was great to listen to and think about, and will help me be more conscious of these problems in society.

Wow

What a incredibly brilliant book. Talked about everything I’ve felt as a woman and more that I never had even begun to think about. Will be thinking about this book for the rest of my life.

Great Psychoanalysis of Self-Identity and Missing Signifier

For a preface that expressed no psychoanalytic practice, the book undermines itself successfully to reveal the gap in Subjectivity. Despite the jabs at Freud for his out of context remarks, he does provide the ground for Jacques Lacan to come along to show the Feminine/Hegelian Dialectic at work. The author demonstrates great ability and supplemental material which may as well be prepositional itself in a man-made world that believes itself self-identical in humanity by repressing the Contradiction that holds it together.