Infinite Women

We know women are as good as men-so why haven't we heard of more women? Allison Tyra brings together more than 600 stories, encompassing thousands of women from throughout history, around the world, and across different fields, combined with statistics, research, and other data to answer this fundamental question and challenge ingrained misconceptions about women and their work. Dedication and Introduction Getting Past the Gatekeepers Journalism Sports Coverage Documentation Mrs. Nameless Priorities and Preservation Lost and Rediscovered Editors Declining What Gets Changed Posthumously Work Destroyed Museums and Galleries Scholarly Archaeological Translation Education Gatekeepers Deciding What is Taught Textbooks Teachers Curriculum Industry Gatekeepers Wikipedia's Gender Bias Visual Reminders Statues Place Names Censorship Media Representation The Empathy Gap The Scully Effect Credit Stolen When Others Misattribute Plagiarism Begins at Home The Husbands The Brothers Stolen Work Contributions Ignored, The Scientists Chemistry Biology Astronomy Physics Geology and Palaeontology Maths The Arts The Activists The Architects Behind the Writer The Inventors The Military Her Choice? Male Pseudonyms Giving Husbands the Credit Just the Initials The Power Behind the Throne Ignored Awards Undermined No Assumption Mansplaining Assumed Lack of Capability Giving Men the Unearned Benefit of the Doubt No Girls Allowed Schools Jobs Professional Organizations Women Who Changed the Rules Yes, Women Are Funny The Pink Ghetto Refusing to Invest in Women You Talk too Much Beyond Mansplaining Behavioural Double-Standard No Business Like Show Business When Women do Succeed, They're Excluded The Glass Cliff Personally and Professionally Undermined Men in Personal Life Actively Sabotaging Male Advisors / Bosses Telling Women Not to Pursue Important Things Algorithmic Bias Women Bringing Women Down Respectability Psychological Barriers to Success She's a Witch! Slut Shaming Overshadowed by Personal Life Science Says... How Female Athletes Dress Sacrificing for Family Anti-Nepotism Policies The Cost of Disregarding Women Medical Bad Business Wartime Public Good One Final Note Further Reading Glossary Playlist