data collection

The default male

The “default male” is a term that describes males as the norm in our society and in data collection. This results in research being done only on cis male bodies with effects on other bodies not even being considered. You might have heard about the standard office temperature being set for a male metabolic resting rate and therefore being five degrees too cold for cis women. And this, quite frankly, is the least of it. Caroline Criado Perez has written an incredible, informative book called Invisible Women that explores the gender gap — how society systemically ignores over half of…

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