Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

143 reviews

wngwendy's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

after years of interchangeably picking this book up, i'm glad to say i have finished this. This is one of the most important books I have ever read and I recommend that literally everyone reads this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

fkshg8465's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Lots of great points made, and I think it’s a book important for all genders, especially men, to read. There’s a one star review by someone named Carey who made some good critique of the book. So it’s also important to check sources and keep a balanced view. 

For my part, I was having to remind myself that there are lots of men in the world that I like and respect and who have had nothing to do with architecting any of these issues, even if some are guilty of perpetuating them unconsciously. Having grown up in a double patriarchy (Korean family in the US), I too am guilty of this and could’ve benefited from asking more questions.

This was highly relevant to me, for example, as a pianist. I had to give up at a certain point because my hand span was too small. Rather than asking why the pianos couldn’t be made smaller, I assumed the problem was me. Or every time I put on my seatbelt, I have to use an adjuster because the seats and belts are too big for my body. (I really think there’s a huge untapped market for car manufacturers of they’d design and sell cars just for women’s body!!!!, like in the billions!!!!). 

What’s frustrating about books like this - nothing gets done, even though we know better. 😢 Plus, women generally outlive men and in poorer health for all the reasons outlined and more. So we’re also having to live longer in these awful conditions. The unfairness never seems to end…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

feistygarlicroll's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Colonisation and Classism

nel0nen's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and War

irishapothecary's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment

caitlin_sf's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Medical content

mmcloe's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.25

It was OK! The facts Criado Perez presented were insightful and often illuminating - I think her early chapters on urban design and her later chapters on nation-building were among the most impactful for me.

That being said, this book leaves a ton of gaps in its pursuit to close gaps. I was shocked to find that queer people of any stripe were completely absent. One offhand mention of lesbians and no mention of trans people whatsoever. Some of the most impactful strides made in women's rights on a practical and theoretical level have been made by queer women, so it was incredibly disappointed to see them missing. Similarly, many of the chapters seemed to presume a white, "Western," middle class woman as the default. Later chapters started doing well to address women's challenges globally but the early narrow focus led to some overly repetitive chapters and talking points. The author also didn't really engage with capitalism or imperialism as structural forces; their symptoms were often mentioned but not the diseases themselves, which have brutally imposed the gendered regimes we know today. She's the daughter of a very powerful CEO, so I guess that makes sense.

Also, the citational practices in this book were absolutely unhinged. The endnotes are almost entirely URLs that I have no way of knowing whether or not the links are dead. I would've appreciated more rigorous citations, a lack of which is another major cause of gender data gaps. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

3.5

A bit gender essentialist and white feminist for me, but the actual information is interesting and inarguably worth knowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

stacylaughs's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual assault

Minor: Violence and War

tehstorm's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence