This week I'm joined by my bestie Lauren Hendricks here in Denver to chat about the book Invisible Women and how the world is designed - from cars to iphones to more - for men. Together we dive into research from the dawn of "man-kind" up to the present day that shows how everything from medicine to cabinet heights has been created for the "standard man" and left women to adapt - or die.

6:12 References for the episode

7:45 Anne’s powerpoint about women

16:51 All the ways we don’t think about how the world is designed for men 

18:33 Since the dawn of mankind (womankind!)

25:25 Female superheroes 

32:00 Men’s reactions to sports

37:14 The research around cohabitation 

42:20 Blind studies and assumptions

48:44 Hand size in men vs. women

52:13 Voice recognition for men vs. women

54:31 Car safety for women 

1:03:50 The Reference Man 

1:17:00 Medical differences 

1:26:10 Wrapping up and random thoughts

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