Caroline Criado Perez has won the £30,000 (about $39,275) 2019 Financial Times/McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award for Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Abrams). The authors of the five shortlisted titles each receive £10,000 ($13,090).
Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times and chair of the judges, said, "Invisible Women is a stunning book that tells people about sexism that is hidden in plain sight. The data that Criado Perez marshals are overwhelming and her call for action is compelling."
Kevin Sneader, McKinsey's global managing partner, added: "Unassailable facts, backed by powerful stories, are what moves minds. This year's winner brilliantly uses that combination to cast a bright light on one of the most important issues of our time."
In addition, Jonathan Hillman won the £15,000 ($19,460) 2019 Bracken Bower Prize for his book proposal, The Sinolarity, which provides a map for navigating China's rise as a network power as it wires the world, connecting everything between the ocean floors and outer-space.
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The Society of Authors has released the seven shortlists for its 2019 Translation Prizes, which can be seen here. Winners will be announced in February.