Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Caroline Criado Perez$25.50
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Winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize
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 expos that will change the way you look at the world.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/12/2019
ISBN: 9781419729072
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.60d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 01/28/2019
Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 139
Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize
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 expos that will change the way you look at the world.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/12/2019
ISBN: 9781419729072
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.60d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 01/28/2019
Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 139