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Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men (engelsk)


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PB version of the bestseller which exposes the invisible bias that affects our everyday lives. Brings together an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research that illustrates the hidden ways in which women are forgotten. *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*`HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things - a monumental piece of research' Caitlin MoranImagine 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.`A book that changes the way you see the world' Sunday Times`Revelatory, frightening, hopeful' Jeanette Winterson **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**.

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Introduction : The default male -- Daily life. Can snow-clearing be sexist? ; Gender neutral with urinals -- The workplace. The long Friday ; The myth of meritocracy ; The Henry Higgins effect ; Being worth less than a shoe -- Design. The plough hypothesis ; One-size-fits-men ; A sea of dudes -- Going to the doctor. The drugs don't work ; Yentl syndrome -- Public life. A costless resource to exploit ; From purse to wallet ; Women's rights are human rights -- When it goes wrong. Who will rebuild? ; It's not the disaster that kills you


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