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Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
- Author: Caroline Criado P��rez
About Book
Condition & Size
- Size: Format C (13.8 x 21.6 / 14.0 x 21.6 cm)
- Book Type: Paperback
- Condition: Very Good
Summary
Our world is largely built for and by men, in a system that can ignore half the population. This book will tell you how and why this matters In The Other Half, award-winning writer and feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez takes on the global gender data gap, which she places at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women; she exposes how this data gap has created a pervasive invisible bias that has a profound effect upon women���s lives.In Caroline���s words, the book is ���a forensic examination of the myriad hidden ways in which women are excluded from the very buildinwe live in, and the impact this has on our health and wellbeing���. Drawing on new research and an impressive range of case studies ��� from government policy and medical research to healthcare, technology, workplaces, urban planning and the media ��� this book is a provocative expos�� of how the infrastructure of our lives is constructed upon biased data excluding half of the world���s population.Part data-crunching and analysis, part personal stories, part call-to-arms, The Other Half draws on examples from across the world to detail the huge gaps in our knowledge, looking at the consequences of building a world around the male body and maki
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