Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781784706289 (1784706280)
Publish date: 2020-03-05
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Over half of Earth's population are female - and yet they are still marginalised, not only socially/politically but scientifically. Medication is researched and tested primarily on men, knowing that the female body works differently, the construction of refugee camps or aid in less developed countri...
Utterly brilliant. What an infuriating, thought-provoking, well-researched, well-presented investigation into the gender data gap and the problems this causes with respect to women being represented in all parts of life. The breadth and level of detail that the author covers is fantastic. The ref...
This is a book that once again will be ignored by those who don't want to hear it. I'm sure it has added to the authors litany of threats but it's a book that needs to be read that needs to be thought about and examined. Yes there may be errors, but honestly I want to see your proof and if you're co...
[I received a copy of this book through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.]Wow, did this book hurt. And made me angry. In a good way, that is—not feeling angry at some, at least, of what it deals with, would have probably been abnormal. For two main reasons: 1) it points at things one does...
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