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 bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor's office, and more, the author uncovers a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women's lives. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, this is an exposé that will change the readers look at data and the world.--adapted from jacket.

Introduction : The default male -- Daily life. Can snow-clearing be sexist? -- Gender neutral with urinals -- The workplace. The long Friday ; The myth of meritocracy ; The Henry Higgins effect ; Being worth less than a shoe -- Design. The plough hypothesis ; One-size-fits-men ; A sea of dudes -- Going to the doctor. The drugs don't work ; Yentl syndrome -- Public life. A costless resource to exploit ; From purse to wallet ; Women's rights are human rights -- When it goes wrong. Who will rebuild? ; It's not the disaster that kills you.