Thoughts and Ideas
Silence of our Friends
"In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies but the silence of our FRIENDS." said Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. . Using the Do No Harm Checklist can help ensure your Data Visualizations and Analysis are friends to all.
CEO-to-Worker Compensation Ratio Rising
Evaluating Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of 350 of the largest US firms shows that CEO compensation has grown exponentially. In contrast, the average workers' earnings have not increased at the same rate. The report from the Economic Policy Institute indicates that the rate of increase is not due to increased skill but the CEO's ability to set their pay rates.
Global Support of Polish Women's Reproductive Rights
To Jest Wona! This is War! The protesters chanted, not just in Poland, in Europe but around the world. On the 22nd of October 2020, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal voted on a law to prohibit abortion in Poland, practically speaking. 73 % of the people of Poland disagree with the ruling. This vote triggered protests in support of around the world for Polish women and men.
Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments and Governments
Tracking the percentage of women working in Parliament since the European Union (EU) started. Some countries have always had close to 50 % women in government. Other countries have worked to decrease the equality in their parliaments.
Participation of Women in The Olympics Over Time
Makeover Monday 2021 Week 10 challenge uses data from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about Women's Participation in The Olympics Over Time. The was selected since that Monday was International Women's Day. The data source is from IOC; the original challenge viz is from an article on swimswam.com. I created line charts that show the number of participants and events for both the Winter and Summer Olympics have been getting closer to 50%. One fantastic fact discovered is the Winter Olympics Events in 2018 were 52% women.
Digital Gender Gap - Vis5 Visualizing Gender Equality
#Viz5 – The Digital Gender Gap is the Makeover Monday 2020 Week 44 challenge. In 2020 currently, about half of the world's population does not have access to the internet; most are women. This gap is leaving them behind for health, education, and financial information and opportunities.