Invisible Women
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perezby Caroline Criado Perez
Shares rank 65 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
A book of examples showing how data and design routinely leave out women, recommended for its strong, evidence-driven case on missing data.
A book of examples showing how data and design routinely leave out women, recommended for its strong, evidence-driven case on missing data.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Many examples of women left out
“It's not a rant, just one example after another of how we fail to account for half of the population.”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” Strong take on missing data
“Touches a lot on this subject and how there is so much "missing data"”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Fish bad, sugar good, and other medieval ideas about food” “Read "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado-Perez for a strong take.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Invisible Womenby Caroline Criado PerezThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Touches a lot on this subject and how there is so much "missing data"”
“It's not a rant, just one example after another of how we fail to account for half of the population.”
“Read "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado-Perez for a strong take.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.