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Invisible Women : Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, Bernardine Evaristo, Akala Candice Carty-Williams is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in the award-winning, #1 international bestseller Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women’s lives. Product designers use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men’s needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women’s safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women

Who reads Invisible Women : Data Bias in a World Designed for Men?

Author

Caroline Criado Perez, Bernardine Evaristo, Akala Candice Carty-Williams

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781419735219

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Computer Science, Algorithms And Data Structures

Rating

4.6 / 5 (10,746 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14