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In the 1970s, rolling suitcases were marketed as a niche product for women travelling alone. The wheeled suitcase wasn't "invented" until it was no longer threatening to masculinity. Journalist Katrine Marçal draws on this example and many others to show how gender bias stifles the economy and holds us back. This is a fascinating examination of business, technology, and innovation through a feminist lens. Marçal takes us on a tour of the global economy, arguing that gendered assumptions dictate which businesses get funding, how we value work, and how we trace human progress.