Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men / Caroline Criado Perez.
Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men / Caroline Criado Perez.
Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men / Caroline Criado Perez.
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Publisher
New York : Abrams Press, [2019]
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G 2019/2446
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 411 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The default male -- Part I: Daily life. Can snow-clearing be sexist? ; Gender neutral with urinals -- Part II: The workplace. The long Friday ; The myth of meritocracy ; The Henry Higgins effect ; Being worth less than a shoe -- Part III: Design. The plough hypothesis ; One-size-fits-m...
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Publisher
New York : Abrams Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"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 sys...
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Invisible women : data bias in a world designed for men / Caroline Criado Perez.
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Data bias in a world designed for men
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-391) and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/2446
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74VKVxpNg2a3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxpNg2a3
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ISBN
9781419729072 (hardcover)
1419729071 (hardcover)
DDC
305.420721
MMS ID
991024244715002626
