Unsichtbare Frauen: Wie eine von Daten beherrschte Welt die Hälfte der Bevölkerung ignoriert

Caroline Criado Pérez argues that the world is designed around men because most data is collected about men, leaving women invisible. She gathers examples from many fields: snow-clearing schedules that prioritize commuters over the walking trips women make, crash-test dummies modeled on male bodies, medical trials that exclude women, smartphones too large for average female hands, and office temperatures set for men. She also covers unpaid care work, which economic statistics tend to ignore, and the way gender bias in algorithms is reproduced. The book relies on studies and statistics, and each chapter ends with a call for better data.

It is for readers interested in gender, policy, design or data, and for anyone who wants concrete evidence rather than general claims. You are likely to start noticing the assumptions built into everyday objects and institutions.

Outward-looking; a moderate read.

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