Caroline Criado Perez, born on June eleventh, nineteen eighty-four, is a prominent British feminist author, journalist, and activist. She has made significant contributions to the discourse on gender representation, particularly in the media. One of her notable initiatives, the Women's Room project, sought to amplify the voices of female experts, ensuring their presence in media narratives.
Her activism gained national attention when she campaigned against the removal of the only woman from British banknotes, aside from Queen Elizabeth II. This effort led to the Bank of England's decision to feature the image of Jane Austen on the ten-pound note by two thousand seventeen, marking a pivotal moment in the fight for gender representation in currency.
Despite facing sustained harassment on Twitter as a result of her campaign, Criado Perez's resilience prompted the social media platform to enhance its complaint procedures, highlighting the challenges women face in public discourse.
In addition to her earlier work, her recent campaign for a statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square culminated in the statue's unveiling in April two thousand eighteen, coinciding with the centenary celebrations of women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. Her influential book, Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, published in two thousand nineteen, became a Sunday Times bestseller, further solidifying her impact as a leading voice in feminist literature.