Why you should read this book
Perez assesses everyday situations through the lens of gender bias and reveals a set of challenges and indignities (the size of i-phones, the design of automobiles) that many women are aware of but that most men do not notice, because they do not have to be. She then uses this lens to demonstrate how assumptions about gender influence what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we interpret its meaning. In the face of claims about the value of artificial intelligence, this book gives one a reason to pause and reevaluate the risks associated with allowing machines to take biased human thinking to its logical conclusions.
The smash-hit bestseller which exposes the invisible bias in our everyday lives – ‘HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things’ (Caitlin Moran)
*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*
*OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD*
‘HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things – a monumental piece of research’ Caitlin Moran
Imagine a world where…
Your phone is too big for your hand
Your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body
In a car accident you are 47% more likely to be injured.
If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you’re a woman.
From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, and the media. Invisible Women reveals how in a world built for and by men we are systematically ignoring half of the population, often with disastrous consequences. Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the profound impact this has on us all.
Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives as discussed in Caroline’s new podcast, Visible Women.
‘A book that changes the way you see the world’ Sunday Times
‘Revelatory, frightening, hopeful’ Jeanette Winterson