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"when I counted all the statues in the UK's Public Monuments and Sculptures Association database, I found that there were more statues of men called John than there were of historical, named, non-royal women (the only reason adding royal women to the figure just beats Johns is down to Queen Victoria, whose enthusiasm for putting up statues of herself
I have a grudging respect for."

I didn't have high blood pressure before listening to this, but I possibly do now.
I knew the gender data gap was problematic but had no idea how all-pervasive it is, and honestly hadn't given much thought to the everyday repercussions of that. ?
I hope men will read this book too, even if it is "wimmin's things".

What a fantastic, frustrating read! I expect to revisit this in the future. It also dovetailed nicely with other recent reads, especially The Feminine Mystique, The Math of Life and Death, and Recollections of my Nonexistence. I‘ve been sharing tidbits with my mom and now she‘s interested in it, too. Highly recommended.

Brilliant.

I listened to this but I will be buying a physical copy. This book made me move between two emotions. Rage and despair. How is it that it‘s 2024 and we still have such inequality for women. Half the population! This fight is so exhausting! More men reading books like this would be a start! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If you are a woman, this book will confirm that you are not delusional in your perception of the world being phallocentric.

I didn't quite finish my second nonfiction book this month so this one won by default but it probably would have won anyway. Great, informative read.
#ReadingBracket2023

Interesting & frustrating how the world is designed for men. The author explains how the male default bias affects women by not giving them effective products/services & can also cause harm. Everything from city planning to product design suffers from a lack of data pertaining to women. The gender data gap will take years to overcome, if decision makers even choose to address the problem. And the best way to start is by including women in planning

Wow! Perez does an incredible job of driving the point home about how all around difficult, not to mention unfair, and even dangerous it is to be a woman in our world. Medicines were created based on male physiology, crash dummies are the size of male drivers, and MEN ARE ALWAYS PAID MORE EVERYWHERE. This book is informative, infuriating and vital for humans to read. A thoroughly researched book which I will recommend widely! #NonfictionNovember

Invisible Women reviews places in society where women are entirely overlooked for the default human condition: being male. When women are included in decisions and research, better outcomes are found across the board. Women‘s perspectives find solutions men don‘t see, women account for other women‘s needs in times of disaster and humanitarian aid, outcomes in car accidents — overall providing for the needs of families and communities better.

This book needs to be mandatory reading for all! Thoroughly researched, utterly insightful - Perez delves into many facets of the world where data gaps and gender bias has made women invisible. Easily one of the best books I‘ve read. This is the book you quote when someone says gender bias doesn‘t exist! Infuriating and devastating but so so true.

Current read shaping up to be excellently researched. It is so eye-opening, affirming, and at the same time enraging that women in the 21st century still have the problems we do and that it‘s so deeply rooted within the system.

#VolumesAndVocals Day 6: #AntiHeroTaylorSwift seems to be the anthem of a lot of invisible women: It‘s me. Hi. I‘m the problem, it‘s me.

I only finished 4 books in May, although I have another 3 on the go at the moment. 3 were fantastic & one was terrible!

28/23 This book… it has caused more “discussions” with the men in my life than anything else. I am forever changed by the simple realisation that I am not crazy, what I believed to be true (and unfair) about the experience of women is backed up by data… sometimes… I strongly encourage you to read this book (I listened. It was read very well by the author - in the photo).

We went to Burling Gap today. It‘s National Trust which means three things- crazy long queues for the toilets, cream teas and second hand book shelves. I picked up the tagged book. I‘m just about to finish it on audible. But I needed a physical copy to press into other women‘s hands!

It is lucky I have beautiful, calming places to walk whilst I continue to listen to this one 🤯🤯🤯

It‘s just as well I have the sea to soothe me because I‘m 1 chapter into this book and I‘m already furious.

#WomensHistoryMonth #Recommendations
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How is the world around us made for men? What are the consequences?
This is a great book that explores these questions.
You will get .mad, annoyed and filled with ammunition for arguments about women in STEM.

1) Recommended for any human who cares about gender equity & wants to get pissed off.
2) I thought *I* was a Hillary Clinton fan. She figures huge in these pages.
3) If this was written post-Covid-19, the data would just piss me off more.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs @julesG @RaeLovesToRead @Caroline2 @Leniverse

1. Tagged.
2. Recently, just how quickly I've been turning the pages to find out what happens next, or how quickly I've wanted to fall asleep! In the past, the speed at which I've been turning the pages & my love of the characters.
3. No, but I might if I was reading a NF about a composer.

#52books23 #startswithI
#booked23 #aboutreproductiverights (ok, it's not all about this but it's featured enough times!)

@Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @Bluebird @LeeRHarry @ravenlee

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#AlphabetGame #LetterI

I‘m pretty cynical, but I have to admit I was even surprised and at times angry about how deep bias typically goes with sex and gender in completing research that shapes everything from recommended medical treatments to public policy.

Another great title I‘d like to give a quick pitch for is The Impeachers by Brenda Wineapple about the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

#alphabetgame #letteri
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

June‘s pick was Tell Me S‘more and July‘s pick is Instructions for Dancing. I had to give the edge to Invisible Women for the next round, as the impact it had on me was profound and I‘ve been extolling its virtues to anyone who will listen!
#2022ReadingBracketChallenge @chasjjlee

Eye-opening and infuriating.

#MadeYouMad #BookMoods
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I recommend this book to anyone, and plan to buy one for my workplace library. My sense of fascination compelled me to finish this quickly, and I recommend the audiobook as the narrator makes the stats very digestible. This is something we need to stand up against, and that means more people need to be made aware.
2 Bingos for #bookspinbingo this month, and 12 books read. Yay!!
@TheAromaofBooks

I started listening to this book while driving to my parents on Friday, and continued listening on my way home today. Ironically, most of what I heard today was about how cars are tested with male dummies and how many more women are severely injured than men because they have to adjust everything just because they are women. Now reading this chapter about medicine is just flooring me.

How can anyone have self control when books you‘ve been thinking about are a quarter of their list price is beyond me.

#bookclub

little haul from the library. i‘ve been itching to go book shopping lately…

The top 2 were impulse check outs (hush to be read bookshelf…), the sentence has been popping up everywhere, and invisible women is for a bookclub i‘m in.

#litsyloveslibrary #bookclub #nonfiction #fiction

#invisiblestring #FearlessFebruary

I‘m reading this in small portions because I get so frustrated - not with the book but with the issues Perez shows. 😊

So, again @DieAReader, thank you for recommending this one. It enraged me! But made me think a lot about how things are phrased, how we need to adjust for people's bodies, genetic makeup, emotional wellbeing. I feel like there is so much more to learn. So much more making women at risk. - Highly recommend this eye-opener!

#the52bookclub2022 Prompt 7: Nonfiction Best Seller

#DogsOfLitsy

I am really enjoying this book. Is enjoying the right word? It's so disturbing and infuriating that women aren't considered in so many avenues of life! It's super eye-opening and I didn't realize how I just came to “accept“ the biases that are gender-based. Ugh! Anyway, I would definitely #Reccomend this one. I am about 62% done :)

#BeardiesOfLitsy (My princess, Gizmo)

#JoyousJanuary #WeekendReading #BookNookBuddies2022 #ImpulseRead #BookSpinBingo

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Very 👀opening for anyone who doesn‘t think/believe that we still live in a “Man‘s World”🙄🤣 Very enlightening & extremely informative. I loved it!

As a recommendation from @DieAReader I had to check this out.. and SCORE! it was available to download from Libby (with no wait time!). I am using this as my next #AudioCommute book :)

#DogsOfLitsy

#JoyousJanuary #BookNookBuddies2022

Something to keep me company while doing some tidying up.

I'm not so sure I'll be able to finish my #DoubleSpin this month. This book is DENSE! I'm three chapters in and the amount of information is overwhelming. (In addition to frustrating and infuriating.)

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 359.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

Nothing to do today at Gladstone‘s Library but read….. and eat…. And maybe a nap!

#readingretreat

Overall this was a very eye-opening and infuriating listen. Packed full of examples of how women are not considered the norm and how this negatively impacts us (and everyone really). Very good read. Highly recommend it.

#kindledailydeal
Some well loved ones today for those who haven‘t yet read them.

A maddening look at how women‘s issues and bodies have been ignored, abused, and unplanned for in societies around the world. Hard to read, but so important to shine a light on.