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Invisible Women

By: Caroline Criado-Perez
Narrated by: Caroline Criado Perez
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Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

The audiobook edition of Invisible Women, read by Caroline Criado Perez.

Winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019.

Winner of the Readers' Choice Books Are My Bag Award 2019.

Winner of the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2019 Book of the Year Award 2019.

The Times Current Affairs Book of the Year 2019.

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.

©2019 Caroline Criado Perez (P)2019 Penguin Audio

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"Invisible Women takes on the neglected topic of what we don't know - and why. The result is a powerful, important and eye-opening analysis of the gender politics of knowledge and ignorance. With examples from technology to natural disasters, this is an original and timely reminder of why we need women in the leadership of the institutions that shape every aspect of our lives." (Cordelia Fine) 

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Important book but dreadful audio

This is a book that everyone needs to read, but sadly I couldn’t listen to it. Even at 0.75 speed, the author and narrator rattled through it so fast a)I couldn’t keep up with the information which is wide ranging and jumps about a lot. and b) it sounded like a rant. I tried it on half speed but that gave too much distortion. Normally I like books to be read by the author but this just didn’t work for me so am returning the audiobook and buying the kindle version.

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awful narrator

i feel like she is shouting at me and very very preachy. i just want it to end. which is such a shame because the book sounds fantastic, i just can't listen to more than 30 seconds of the narrator without cringing.

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Engaging and Memorable

I was reluctant to get this book as I don't subscribe to popular feminist views preferring to base my opinions on facts and figures rather than feelings. This book has all the facts and figures this mathematician could hope for. At points the figures provided (all sourced) were so shocking that it was difficult not to laugh in disbelief. As a mother who also works full time I appreciated having the audio book version to turn to as I was able to finish it within the week.

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The best book I've read in ages

Read it, you won't regret it. The only point I took off was because, in some sections when the author was covering topics new to me, I would have liked her to speak slightly slower. Well researched, coherent and impactful. She put words and figures to many things I had been feeling but had been unable to explain satisfactorily to those who believe we live in an equal society. She points out lots of useful things we can do as a society about the problems raised.

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Unbalanced

She has some good points but she is unbalanced in her views. I am a doctor and she is wrong that we do not take sex in consideration in management of illnesses.Medical textbooks state the sex distribution of diseases. It is true that sex differences need to be studied more. Every research raises new questions. I get that society is biased toward males and that is for historical reasons. It is laudable that she is fervent that society should be fair and I applaud her for fighting for it.
Her reading of her book is not a good listen. She is too angry.

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Best book of the year so far

I love none fiction books but 8 do struggle with non fiction feminist books, even as a feminist women, as they often talk in circles. However this book is perfect as it is focused entirely on the facts. Perez doesn't need to embellish or simplify because the facts speak for themselves. Completely changed my view of the world. A book every women and every man, especially men, should read this year. Already reccomeded it to everyone irl

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Eye opening and hugely important.

As an adult woman I felt I was fully versed in the various and multiple little ways the world works against us. I now realise I had no idea of, not just how unfair life can be for some women around the world, but also how invisible we are. Listening to this book made me gasp out loud on several occasions with shock, frustration or exasperation and my long-suffering husband got a running commentary on the bits I was just gobsmacked by. Whoever builds a family house with no kitchen or other typically female spaces? Not just once but repeatedly. A man who has never given "women's things" a second thought, that's who. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the world and why it is like it is.

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Everyone should read this

The content of this book is fascinating and horrifying in equal measure. It can be a bit circular at times, but I think that’s an indication of how ubiquitous the problems are.

On a different note, Random House, please stop making authors read their own work. This is a classic example of excellent content being underserved by less than excellent narration. At times it sounded like CCP was tongue-tied which was a shame because it distracted from the purpose of her words.

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Excellent book

Excellently delivered message, thoroughly researched. Very good explanations with many examples of the many different statistical biases that affect society's understanding of women.

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Incredible - Every Person should read this

I've not been able to put this down, it's fascinating. I first heard about this book on a podcast, and I couldn't wait to find out more. As a woman working in engineering I see a lot of data gaps and data bias in my work and knowing that I'm not alone is somewhat comforting, I feel galvanised to help spur change, I have been talking non stop about this book to anyone who stands still long enough to listen. I feel like knowing that there are gaps, and knowing that we CAN and SHOULD fix therm, is helpful, and a good thing. Everyone should read this book, it would help so many people to empathise and realise that actually, stats support feminism, stats support inter-sectional feminism. I wish I could give it more stars. I'll stop gushing now.

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