{"product_id":"invisible-women","title":"Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eData 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias: in time, in money, and often with their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in \u003ci\u003eInvisible Women\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct 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 have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“A provocative, vital book.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In clear language, the author builds a strong case for greater inclusion with this thoughtful and surprisingly humorous view of institutional bias and gendered information gaps. While some readers may suggest that equality has arrived and gender no longer matters, this book, which should have wide popular appeal, is a solid corrective to that line of thought.\"―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Invisible Women\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a game-changer; an uncompromising blitz of facts, sad, mad, bad and funny, making an unanswerable case and doing so brilliantly. … the ambition and scope — and sheer originality — of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Women\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis huge; no less than the story of what happens when we forget to account for half of humanity. It should be on every policymaker, politician and manager’s shelves.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Read this book and then tell me the patriarchy is a figment of my imagination.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJeanette Winterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant … \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lays out in impressive detail the many ways that human beings are presumed to be male, as well as the wide-reaching effects of this distorted view of humanity.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKatha Pollitt, The Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The thoroughness of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e doesn’t detract from its absolute readability. This is entertaining, scholarly and so very important.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAdam Rutherford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eauthor of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an absorbing cornucopia of thought-provoking facts - fascinating, alarming and face-palming in equal measures. Caroline Criado Perez shows up the shortcomings of a world designed for men by men. The consequences of treating men as the default option, or women just as smaller men – if they get considered at all - has wide-reaching implications for everything (and everyone) from snow clearing to seat-belts and many branches of medicine. I shall certainly think of this book next time I have a heart attack, a car crash or just want to go to the toilet at the theatre.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGeorgina Rippon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eProfessor Emeritus of Cognitive Neuroimaging, Aston University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most important book I have ever read.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWomen You Should Know\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent book packed with practical information of the kind required by those attempting to dismantle the patriarchy.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCaroline Criado Perez, OBE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is the author of the #1 international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 2025, she was named the inaugural winner of the Unwin Award for her global impact on policy and data ethics. Her work, which won the Royal Society Science Book Prize and the FT Business Book of the Year, has transformed how we understand gender bias in medical research, urban planning, and AI.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA world-renowned campaigner and journalist, Caroline led the historic efforts to put Jane Austen on the British £10 note and to erect the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square. She is a graduate of the University of Oxford and the LSE and publishes the popular weekly newsletter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKey Achievements:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGlobal Influence:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Translated into 30+ languages; used by global policymakers and engineers to close the gender data gap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublic Honors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Appointed an OBE for services to rights and equality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExpertise:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Leading voice in UX, systemic design, and feminist advocacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harry N. 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