I would like to thank netgalley and Random House UK for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Not inclusive of trans or non binary people.

Gender data gap + male default thinking = reader rage. For a book about how data on women is lacking in EVERY part of society and culture Criado Perez has done a sterling job of identifying the data that does exist, all of which paints a depressing picture of how women are disadvantaged by the premise that men are the "default human". It is brilliantly observed and analyzed and presented in way that is interesting and accessible. The argument is irrefutable and the book is a must-read for everyone.

I’ve wanted to read this book for ages and am so glad that I finally picked it up. Invisible Women looks at how the world was designed for male bodies, and so everything is more perilous if you have a female body: medicines have always been tested on men, cars are designed around an average male height and weight so that seatbelts don’t offer as good protection for women. It is an anger-inducing read! The chapter that really made my blood boil was the one that discussed how scientists think viagra may help women with severe period pain but they mainly tested it on men and discovered the benefits to men and so that’s as far as it went! I’m still furious about this! This is such an insightful book and one that people need to read though, we need to know these things and I’m so glad I read it.

Really fascinating read. I don’t usually read much non fiction but made an exception for this one. A must read I would say!

SUCH an important book - simultaneously inspiring and infuriating, but such is the patriarchy that seemingly runs everything

I reviewed this titles as part of my What I Read in August video on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/wwtPnuDv2ps

It has also featured in a book haul video.

What a fantastic book! It's so incredibly informative, but omg it will make you super, super mad.

I learnt so much about gender biases in literally everything -- from cars, medicine, science, the entire world. I really didn't realise how much this world is designed around men and how women are continually left behind, to the point that it will literally kill us.

Everyone -- especially men -- needs to read this. This should be considered required reading.

This is a shocking book in that even though I am aware of being a woman, there's so much I hadn't even considered.
The book was reasonably easy to read considering it's all facts and figures. I read it a chapter at a time as otherwise I'd be raging.

This book should be read by every woman and girl.

Really, it is an eye opener.
The Author is very rational about her approach on the subject, but also very in her conclusion.
Things have to change.

We are half of the population of this planet, but we don't happen and don't matter on so many levels .

And this is wrong.

So thanks for letting me read this brilliant book.

This is going to be the present of 2020 for all my girlfriend's.

Everyone must read this book. This world is built for men and excludes women. I was angry at the world reading this and changes are needed. An important book.

This was such a fascinating read and I enjoyed how it explored all the areas that women are let down in, not just the obvious ones. The tone and level of detail in this was excellent and I thought the research was used well to back up the arguments.

Incredibly interesting and insightful, 'Invisible Women' explores the often forgotten yet rife data bias in gender. Throughout culture, male biased opinions and ideas form the basis of societal thought and influence - leading to a disadvantage for women in all aspects of their life. It's a disadvantage you may not even be aware of or tend to brush off as a daily inconvenience. It's the shelves in the supermarket that are too high because they've been designed by a male, around average male heights. It's the long queues at the female toilets because they're the same size as the men's - even though they require less stalls.

And its also the hidden, deadlier costs. The higher car deaths for women because of the use of male ergonomically configured cars and crash test dummies. The higher rate of death from heart attacks because women do not show the 'typical' male symptoms and end up being misdiagnosed. The drug trials that exclude women entirely because their hormones make results less reliable, resulting in drugs only being used that have been tested and designed for the male anatomy.

This really opened my eyes to the numerous amount of bias that women are besieged by every single day, in every aspect of their lives. Women still aren't prioritised. We're still the 'lesser sex' and unjustly represented as a result. We're erased from history, we're pushed out of politics, and we're literally dying because of our gender. I felt such injustice reading this. I feel in this day and age we can all be quite blasé about women's rights. We think that we're getting a better deal than our predecessors - but this book just proves how little progress we've actually made. We need to be heard. To be listened to. Because we are women. We're complicated and messy and different from men, and we should never have to compromise for our gender.

I will say that at times the writing does get a little 'dry' and bogged down in statistics, however the passion in the writing along with the astounding amount of research that has gone into the text is enough for me to highly recommend this to everyone. It will truly open your eyes and make you question all aspects of your life for gender bias.

Such an inspiring book! I’ve been recommending it to everyone. I loved all the detail, many of my friends have now purchased. It will also be featured on my perfect gifts for female friends!

I was aware of Caroline Criado-Perez before this book - she ran campaigns to get a woman on UK banknotes, a suffragette statue in Parliament Square and to stop the misogynistic harassment of women on Twitter. She absolutely is not a woman to mess with and I already held her in high regard. I knew that whatever she wanted to say would absolutely be worth reading.

This book addresses the data gap in society which, at first, doesn't seem like a fascinating subject. However, it really is and it touches every aspect of our lives. The assumption within society is of the default male - everything is geared to the 'norm', whether it be office thermostats, crash test dummies or drugs trials to give just three examples from Criado-Perez's extensively researched book. This then explains why women often feel cold in shared offices, tend to have worse injuries in car crashes than men and also often have 'atypical' reactions to drugs which don't take into account female hormone levels or cycles.

On one level, it's fascinating and explains a lot of experiences that women have. On another level, it made me angry and this is Criado-Perez's skill in making this book a fascinating call to arms. We all know about the gender pay gap, but don't consider some of the other things that disadvantage women, from the government policy that considers women's issues 'niche' to the town planners who prioritise male travel patterns over female, often not even consciously.

This is a book that should be heeded and it certainly opened my eyes to a lot of issues I didn't even realise had a gender bias. In this, Criado-Perez has written an important book which should be read by everyone who makes decisions that impact others - as soon as women are considered and can participate at all levels in society, including the very highest, then the world becomes a better place for us all. Indeed, Criado-Perez finds evidence that wider gender equality actually harvests improvements for everyone, male and female.