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Fighting gender inequality in crash test standards

Fatality rates for women can range from nine to 28% higher than men and women are 73% more likely to be injured in a car crash than men. The sad reality is that crash testing standards and practices were designed with male bodies in mind, using crash tests and dummies modeled after men’s bodies. This practice does not reflect the current population or engineering and technological advances—thus creating an inherent bias leaving women more vulnerable in vehicles than men and leading to a disproportional number of injuries and deaths.

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A video highlighting the media success, attention and support that VERITY Now gained throughout 2023 and since its initial inception.

Fast Company article with headline, "10,000 women die in car crash each year because of bad design."

Article in Fast Company about the disproportionate impact auto crashes have on women and what Congress can do about it.

2021 op-ed featured in The Washington Post authored by VERITY Now Co-Chairs Susan Molinari and Beth Brooke focusing on VERITY Now’s cause in fighting for gender equality in car crash testing standards.

VERITY Now virtual panel discussion featuring United State of Women (USOW), a former political advocacy initiative of Civic Nation, discussing gender bias in data and encouraging the public to advocate for equity in design.

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