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Invisible Women

Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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Invisible Women

By: Caroline Criado-Perez
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The audiobook edition of
Invisible Women, read by Caroline Criado Perez.

**Winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019**

**Winner of the Readers' Choice Books Are My Bag Award 2019**
**Winner of the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2019 Book of the Year Award 2019**
**The Times Current Affairs Book of the Year 2019**

Imagine a world where...
· Your phone is too big for your hand
· Your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body
· In a car accident you are 47% more likely to be injured.

If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you're a woman.

From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, and the media. Invisible Women reveals how in a world built for and by men we are systematically ignoring half of the population, often with disastrous consequences. Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the profound impact this has on us all.

Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives.

©2019 Caroline Criado Perez (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Gender Studies Technology & Society Women in Business Women in Politics Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing Thought-Provoking

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Revelatory – it should be required reading for policy and decision makers everywhere (Nicola Sturgeon)
HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things – a monumental piece of research (Caitlin Moran)
Revelatory, frightening, hopeful. A secular Bible (Jeanette Winterson)
This book is a devastating indictment of institutionalised complacency and a rallying cry to fight backInvisible Women should propel women into action. It should also be compulsory reading for men (Christina Patterson)
Invisible Women takes on the neglected topic of what we don't know - and why. The result is a powerful, important and eye-opening analysis of the gender politics of knowledge and ignorance. With examples from technology to natural disasters, this is an original and timely reminder of why we need women in the leadership of the institutions that shape every aspect of our lives. (Cordelia Fine)

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The most dangerous blind spots are the ones you don’t even know you have.

As a male, an architect and someone who regularly challenges assumptions as part of my job (or thinks he does), this book has kicked me in the ass. Hard.

This will make me a better designer by prompting me to ask better questions and reduce gender bias in my work . Also by allowing me to develop an awareness of when I am defaulting to design for males. It’s a start.

I can’t thank Caroline Criado Perez enough.

(And thanks to Roman Mars for the tip)

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What an amazing book

This is not a book for feminists, this is a book for everyone.
I picked up this book because, as a white male, I could not be more in the majority. I have learnee so much about the realities of everyday life that are often left to the side.
The hard facts, numbers, and academic approach Dr Perez takes make this book a series of well thought-out arguments. I couldn't put it down.

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Challenges your bias

If you think you have no gender bias, this book realigns your thoughts and makes you realise you do. Every male designer engineer builder politician and leader needs to take a note of points in this book.

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Women should not be invisible in the world

Wow! The importance of data sounds like a dry subject but what a difference knowledge can make. Learn and act, its time.

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incredible

A great book, really well presented with incredible research to back it up. highly recommended!!

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Eye opening

I’ll be having my partner read this, as it so precisely illustrates the fundamental why in which our reality is shaped around the default male perception of society.
It’s written well, by stating information without attacking or praising either gender. This book has given me awareness of my gender bias against my own gender!

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A must read

Such an enlightening and well researched book, with a lot of breadth. Such a great intro to sex, gender and data

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Enlightening

Really a book everyone needs to read. Thank you Caroline for writing this book. It’s such a wealth of knowledge, told so well with such a depth of data and evidence to back every point.

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Very important book

All my life I’ve been unable to articulate the feeling of living in a world not made for me. I was forced to retire from a male dominated sport due to being a woman and constantly am overlooked due to my gender when shopping for tools, speaking with authorities or even when buying a house. This book is crucial for us to build a more equal world, one that holds men and women with the same regard.

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Essential reading!

This book should be mandatory for everyone. Caroline Criado Perez has done a mountain of work to highlight the gender data gap and illustrate its impact on the lives of women and men across the world. Very enlightening to say the least.

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