Invisible women data bias in a world designed for men

"Data 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 a...

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Main Author: Criado-Perez, Caroline (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Abrams Press, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The default male
  • Part I: Daily life. Can snow-clearing be sexist? ; Gender neutral with urinals
  • Part II: The workplace. The long Friday ; The myth of meritocracy ; The Henry Higgins effect ; Being worth less than a shoe
  • Part III: Design. The plough hypothesis ; One-size-fits-men ; A sea of dudes
  • Part IV: Going to the doctor. The drugs don't work ; Yentl syndrome
  • Part V: Public life. A costless resource to exploit ; From purse to wallet ; Women's rights are human rights
  • Part VI: When it goes wrong. Who will rebuild? ; It's not the disaster that kills you.