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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
While reading Criado-Perez's assertion for improved single-sex toilets, in an increasingly hostile and transphobic political landscape, I was left feeling suspicious. After looking for clarity on her views on current toilet provisions and trans rights in general, I came to the conclusion that I can't read this book in good conscience.
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There is a cruel irony that in writing a book entitled 'Invisible Women', Criado-Perez completely nullifies trans women and non binary people from her social research and evidence.
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While this book does contain insights, and does speak to the issue of the intrinsic maleness of quote-on-quote 'objective statistics', not discussing trans women's experiences in issues such as toilet use and street safety leaves the reader with a very limited scope.
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Her distinction between sex and gender is also quite misguided. As someone competent in academic and political research, one can question her motives there.
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I can appreciate that this book does present very coherent points, and parts of it could be harnessed for social good, but Criado-Perez's non inclusion of trans women, rights and issues in this book leaves me unable to read further.
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There is a cruel irony that in writing a book entitled 'Invisible Women', Criado-Perez completely nullifies trans women and non binary people from her social research and evidence.
-
While this book does contain insights, and does speak to the issue of the intrinsic maleness of quote-on-quote 'objective statistics', not discussing trans women's experiences in issues such as toilet use and street safety leaves the reader with a very limited scope.
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Her distinction between sex and gender is also quite misguided. As someone competent in academic and political research, one can question her motives there.
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I can appreciate that this book does present very coherent points, and parts of it could be harnessed for social good, but Criado-Perez's non inclusion of trans women, rights and issues in this book leaves me unable to read further.