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abby_myers's review against another edition
4.0
If you’re a woman, have a woman in your life, work with a woman, look at women, etc. I highly recommend this book! While it is a statistics read, it is fascinating and heartbreaking that simple daily safety statistics have left women out for years. I think this book puts feelings over centuries into words in a way that allows all audiences a chance to empathize and understand the “hysteria” that has prevailed.
katrae22's review against another edition
5.0
This is literally a must read for every person. It’s free on hoopla the library app to listen to read by the author. No excuse go listen to or read this book now.
nualoy's review against another edition
5.0
What an important piece of work. Eye opening. One might think that such a heavily research-based book is hard to read. On the contrary, the storytelling that accompanies the data is lightweight, often humorous and very engaging. I will certainly go back to it for references. The amount of relevant information is amazing.
kaydio's review against another edition
5.0
One of the chapter titles, One Size Fits Men, really summarizes the entire book. Everything in society is set up with men as the model, with predictably imperfect results for women trying to get medical care, use technology, be an elected representative, or just live their lives. Frustrating because it is all so familiar and hard to change.
frostybear's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent book, very readable and not dry at all. It taught me a few things when I thought I was aware of all the ways women are excluded from studies and science. Great book!
maria123's review against another edition
5.0
“Women’s rights are human rights”
If you want to read a book that will make you mad, read Invisible Women. Backed by data and statistics, this books looks at almost every aspect of life, from work, to healthcare to natural disasters and political unrest. The “default man” approach has detrimental consequences for women (especially women of colour).
I feel like a crazy conspiracy theorist talking about this book. I just want to grab people and shake them and scream in their faces “do you see what’s happening!?!?”
Also reading the chapter on political unrest, “it’s not the disaster that kills you”, I can’t help but think about all the women in Gaza.
If you want to read a book that will make you mad, read Invisible Women. Backed by data and statistics, this books looks at almost every aspect of life, from work, to healthcare to natural disasters and political unrest. The “default man” approach has detrimental consequences for women (especially women of colour).
I feel like a crazy conspiracy theorist talking about this book. I just want to grab people and shake them and scream in their faces “do you see what’s happening!?!?”
Also reading the chapter on political unrest, “it’s not the disaster that kills you”, I can’t help but think about all the women in Gaza.
profbanks's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic book. Just schedule regular Rage Breaks to get mad about this, because you’re going to need them.