When Women Didn't Count: The Chronic Mismeasure and Marginalization of American Women in Federal Statistics
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When Women Didn't Count: The Chronic Mismeasure and Marginalization of American Women in Federal Statistics
Erroneous government-generated "data" is more problematic than it would appear. This book demonstrates how women's history has consistently been hidden and distorted by 200 years of official government statistics.
• Provides new ways of thinking about the history of women in the United States
• Examines the systems used to gather and publish federal statistics, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and biases
• Demonstrates the need for applying critical thinking skills even when examining assumedly trustworthy statistics from official sources
• Reveals how details of women's lives in the United States have been erased or disguised in data that is considered authoritative and reliable
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