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'Brilliant exposé' of gender data gap wins Royal Society science book prize

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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, which reveals bias towards men in measures of human life, hailed as vital work

Caroline Criado Perez’s exposé of the gender data gap that has created a world biased against women has won her the Royal Society science book prize.

Criado Perez’s Invisible Women, which explores how everything from speech-recognition software to bulletproof vests, from medical tests to office temperature controls are designed for men as a default, was called a brilliant exposé by chair of judges and Oxford professor Nigel Shadbolt.

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