1. Gender gap in the workforce
The visualization that I found most engaging on No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project is the one for Gender gap in the workforce due to its dynamic use of motion. I enjoy the play function which very clearly shows that in the past two decades, the participation of women in the workforce has increased, the gender gap has barely changed across the world. Color is minimal but also very clear with blue representing men in the workforce and red representing women. I also like that when you switch between graphs (Female, Male, Gap), there is a sense of space. It's also interesting to note that nomatter which of these graphs you select, the sentence at the top indicates the % of women in the labor force. I think that a data visualization is the best way to show this information because it is an easy way to see the change (or lack of change) in labor force % over time. We can trust that the data source is reliable because it comes from the International Labour Organization which is a United Nations agency dealing with labour problems, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities.
The second visualization I looked at depicts the percentage of women with an unmet need for family planning. It was slightly more unclear to me than the previous visualization: The % of modern contraception usage and the % of families wanting to stop or delay having kids are each represented as a separate half circle and seemed a bit disconnected to me. When clicking the play button, I like that you can see the percentages of each, as well as the average # of children change — I would’ve liked to see the top contraceptive methods to change as well. This data from this visualization was pulled from various reliable sources including the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Popular Division, and Fertility and Family Planning Section.