When it comes to personal protective equipment for women, there’s one big problem: it’s been designed for the male body. And poor fit in body armor, gloves and goggles can risk women’s lives. 

Click above to listen to part 1 of Skeptic Check: Data Bias, featuring CaroLine Criado-Perez, Journalist and author of “Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men.”

Skeptic Check: Data Bias:
Part 1: Caroline Criado-Perez / Invisible Women
Part 2: Kade Crockford / Facial Recognition
Part 3: Amy Webb / Proprietary A.I.

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Our Skeptic Check episodes take a critical look at extraordinary science claims and pseudoscience.

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