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Item Information   Holdings     Summary       More by this author     Criado-Perez, Caroline, author.     Subjects     Sex discrimination against women.     Male domination (Social structure)     Gender mainstreaming.     Research -- Social aspects.     Data mining -- Social aspects.     Big data -- Social aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Criado-Perez, Caroline, author.       by title:      Invisible women : da...         MARC Display

Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men / Caroline Criado Perez. by Criado-Perez, Caroline, author. Abrams Press, [2019] Subjects Sex discrimination against women.   Male domination (Social structure)   Gender mainstreaming.   Research -- Social aspects.   Data mining -- Social aspects.   Big data -- Social aspects. Description:  xv, 411 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  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. 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 atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. The author investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor's office, and more, the author uncovers a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women's lives. Product designers use a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men's needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women's safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, this is an expose that will change the readers look at data and the world.--adapted from jacket. Form:  text txt unmediated n volume nc   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Walter Schroeder Library Circulating Books HQ1237 .C75 2019 .1 Available Add Copy to MyList Walter Schroeder Library Circulating Books HQ1237 .C75 2019 .2 Available Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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