Book
When Women Didn't Count: The Chronic Mismeasure and Marginalization of American Women in Federal Statistics
(2017)
Abstract
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
Keywords
- Federal statistics,
- Government statistics,
- Government generated data,
- Marginalization of American women
Disciplines
Publication Date
June 22, 2017
Publisher
Praeger
Citation Information
Robert Lopresti. When Women Didn't Count: The Chronic Mismeasure and Marginalization of American Women in Federal Statistics. (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rob_lopresti/12/