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LWVP Book Club | Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men


Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 5pm

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Perez

A landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.

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 insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives..

Hear the author, Caroline Criado-Perez, on NPR's Weekend Edition  

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The book club discussion is open to the public - you don't have to be a League member. We hope you'll join us!




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Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM
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