Invisible Women : Data Bias In A World Designed For Men

EAudiobook 2019

"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. Cele...

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Big data Social aspects

Data mining Social aspects

Gender mainstreaming

Male domination (Social structure)

Research Social aspects

Sex discrimination

Sex discrimination against women

Sex role

Social sciences Research

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9781982699376

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Data bias in a world designed for men

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Electronic audio file
Electronic reproduction. Ashland Blackstone Publishing 2019 Available via World Wide Web

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-men ; A sea of dudes
Part IV: Going to the doctor. The drugs don't work ; Yentl syndrome
Part V: Public life. A costless resource to exploit ; From purse to wallet ; Women's rights are human rights
Part VI: When it goes wrong. Who will rebuild? ; It's not the disaster that kills you

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3228576

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