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Invisible Women
BYCAROLINECRIADOPEREZ
I
’vebeeneditingtheRadar
sectionsinceJuly2019,
findingexhibitions,events,
festivalsandsoontofillyour
diariesandhelpyoudiscover
greatscienceoutsidethepagesof
BBCScienceFocus. So,it is
fortuitousthatRadarshouldbe
replacedbyBookSmartthis
month,whenmanyofus
areself-isolatingorsocial
distancingbecauseofthe
coronaviruspandemic.
Readingis restful.It hasbeen
showntohelpusgettosleep,
lowerourbloodpressureand
makeusfeellessstressed.Even
theleastanxiousamonguscould
surelybenefitfromrelaxingwith
a goodbook?
Thefirstbookwe’llbereading
wontheRoyalSocietyInsight
InvestmentScienceBookPrize
2019.It is alsoaSundayTimes
bestsellerandwaswinnerofthe
Reader’s Choice Books Are My Bag
Awards2019.Andthosearejusta
fewofitsaccolades.
InInvisibleWomen, thereader
livesa lifewheretheoffice
thermostatis alwayssettoocold,
whereyou’relikelytoleavea
doctor’sappointmentwitha
prescriptionfora drugcompletely
wrongforyourbody,andwhere
everythinghasbeendesigned
slightlybiggerthanone’shand
cancomfortablyhold.
Except,forhalfofallreaders,
they’realreadylivingthatlife.We
(I mean,women)mightnoteven
realisetheextenttowhichthe
worldwe’relivinginhasbeen
biasedagainstus,butI assureyou,
everyonewillfeelmoreenraged
andempoweredafterreadingthe
storiesofinjusticeinInvisible
Women. I’mlookingforwardto
discussingit with you all.
AmyBarrett,BBCScience Focus
editorial assistant
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