num_pages: 318
description: Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to healthcare 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 bias in time money and often with their lives.Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women diving into womens lives at home the workplace the public square the doctors office and more. Built on hundreds of studies in the US the UK and around the world and written with energy wit and sparkling intelligence this is a groundbreaking unforgettable expos that will change the way you look at the world.
language: English
title: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
publisher: Abrams Press