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annaelisa
Jun 28, 2023
6/10 stars
Invisible Women is incredibly well researched and tells the story about how the big data gap affects women all around the world. Strong points are being made, and I like that it clear that the author wrote this not only with not only a female audience in mind (old arguments we’ve all heard before are brought up and debunked using statistics).
However, this book did not thoroughly convince me. It conveys entirely binary worldviews. I am aware that our society is structured that way, but a book that aims to deconstruct and rebuild the way we view structural issues should also take into account how people not fitting into binary structures are affected. At least some sort of acknowledgement would have been fitting.
Which brings me into my next point; the author keeps comparing statistics regarding a very specific group of men with ALL women. I would have liked a more intersectional approach because not all women are affected by this very specific, albeit huge, group of men in the same way. Factors such as Color of Skin, Ethnicity, Sexuality, Disability or Ability, Tax Group, Social Background etc. are important when talking about gendered issues. Yes, there might have been a lack of data. But the same statistics still could have been examined with this in mind.

TW for the book: Rape, Sexual Abuse

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