A review by tsunni
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

informative slow-paced

4.25

Fascinating, very data driven look at biases across multiple facets of our daily lives from personal to professional, cultural, community, national politics, everywhere. The numbers are presented very straightforwardly with references and not much unsupported conjecture, which is fantastic; the numbers speak for themselves and the picture it paints isn’t great. A lot of the time the author points out where data is missing as a result of these biases, which I appreciated a lot. I also appreciated how many different areas she explored; there’s a part of practically everyone’s life touched on in this, which makes it relevant across the board.

There’s a lot of data here; 25% of the book is references. I like it a lot and think there’s a lot of fascinating parts to explore and discuss, but set aside some extra time for it because it’s not a quick easy read and can be pretty dense.