Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day

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*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD*Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives.'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.Find out more in Caroline's new podcast, Visible Women.'A book that changes the way you see the world' Sunday Times'Revelatory, frightening, hopeful' Jeanette Winterson
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
432 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781473548299
Related ISBNs:
9781473569003, 9781529935790, 9781784706289
Publisher:
Random House
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Copyrighted By:
Caroline Criado Perez
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Technology, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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