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A review by epellicci
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
informative
sad
fast-paced
3.0
A touch disappointing for me. I felt like a lot of the data that Perez covers is research I had heard presented by other authors in more depth before. And because her aim was simply to uncover the information, it lacked to context and nuance that other books I have read, that focused on perhaps one of these issues at a time, did have. There is nothing necessarily wrong with this fact, it just wasn't what I was hoping for when I picked up the book.
Also disappointing, and somewhat ironic, was the fact that Perez doesn't disaggregate for factors like race and sexuality. She excuses this in her introduction, essentially stating that the data isn't available and so can't be discussed... but wasn't the point of the book to examine that fact and highlight the hidden costs of missing data on those ignored groups?
Also disappointing, and somewhat ironic, was the fact that Perez doesn't disaggregate for factors like race and sexuality. She excuses this in her introduction, essentially stating that the data isn't available and so can't be discussed... but wasn't the point of the book to examine that fact and highlight the hidden costs of missing data on those ignored groups?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual violence