#InvisibleWomen - Gender Data Gap Exposé
Caroline Criado Perez’s 2019 non-fiction exposed gender bias in data collection (car safety, medical trials, urban planning designed for male-default), won Royal Society Science Book Prize, sold 1 million+ copies, sparked policy changes worldwide.
Examples: Crash test dummies based on male bodies (women 47% more likely to be seriously injured), heart attack symptoms taught as male presentation (women die), office temperatures set for male metabolism (women cold), snow-clearing prioritizes roads over sidewalks (women walk more with strollers).
Impact: UK government reviewed policies, medical schools updated curricula, urban planners reconsidered design. “Default male” became shorthand for systemic bias.
Awards: Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2019, Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2019.