this was an extremely interesting collection of facts and researches that explores how cis women—strong emphasis on the cis part—have been viewed by scientists throughout the years. i particularly enjoyed the bits when the author reported how animal behaviour in the wild is representative of gender bias.

but there is a glaring oversight in this book, and it is the almost complete erasure of trans men and women in the author’s research. it simply isn’t acceptable that a book published in 2017—a book whose main purpose is to “rewrite history” re: cismisogyny in the science fields—only has space for a superficial mention of transgender people. the topic is lumped together with anecdotes of intersex children and that’s about it. this bothered me immensely from the very first chapter.