The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona with Tome Gnome and Tucson Spotlight to host the Solutions-Focused Community Book Club!
When: September 25, 2025 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: CFSA Campus
Book: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
This book club aims to bring together interested community members from all walks of life to bond over a shared desire to make our community better for all – and be inspired by a shared reading experience!
Light refreshments will be provided.
Fragrance can be an access barrier! To help make the Solutions-Focused Community Book Club accessible to participants for whom chemicals or fragrances are an access barrier, we request that you come fragrance-free. Please refrain from wearing any scented products or washing with them. This includes clothing that has been laundered with fragranced detergent or fabric-softening products.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Pérez
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives.
Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women, diving into women’s lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, unforgettable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.
About the Moderator
Dr. Krista Millay brings over 20 years of equity-driven leadership across the higher education, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. She holds a Doctor of Theology in Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics from Boston University, with a scholarly focus grounded in feminist and liberationist approaches to justice.
A skilled facilitator, strategist, and advocate, Krista’s work has been featured in Ms. Magazine, HuffPost, The Conversation, Women’s eNews, and other national outlets. Before joining CFSA, Krista led local, state, and national initiatives advancing civic leadership, gender equity, and expanded access to higher education.
At CFSA, she leads the Foundation’s grantmaking, community partnerships, and impact initiatives, centering community voice and working to advance systemic change. She is energized by the power of collective care and the pursuit of a more equitable future.
About the Panelists
Sarah Kyte, PhD, is the Senior Research Scientist in the department of Student Success, and a faculty affiliate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice at the University of Arizona. She also is a Board Member for the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange and co-editor of the Sourcebook for Student Success. A sociologist by training and at heart, her work takes a holistic view of the practices and policies that support student success for all students and effective strategies for bringing data-driven tools to practice. Dr. Kyte earned her PhD and MA in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Sociology from Villanova University with concentrations in Ethics and Peace & Justice Studies.
Joy E. Baynes, MSN, MPH, FNP-C
Teen Health Programs Manager/Family Nurse Practitioner, El Rio Health Center
- 20 years working in contraceptive access program development.
- Run peer led teen clinic program at largest FQHC in the SW.
- Train clinicians in adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health services including Trauma Informed Pelvic Care.
- Work with women in midlife to optimize health in perimenopause and menopause.
Dr. Elise Lopez is the Vice President of Operations at Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse and spent fifteen years as a public health researcher and professor at UA. Her academic work focused on epidemiology of sexual and domestic violence. A major focus of her expertise is on how data shapes the way we think about and respond to public health problems, particularly as it pertains to women and children. Outside of work, she is a board member at The Loft Cinema and Tucson JCC. She spends her free time hanging out with her teenagers and wrangling her rambunctious rescue dogs.
Manisha Bewtra, AICP, is the Strategic Planning and Community Engagement (SPACE) Manager in the Planning Division of the City of Tucson’s Housing and Community Development department. Manisha is a certified city planner who has built her career on bringing divergent perspectives together, facilitating conversations around change, and generating data-informed solutions that move communities forward.