Women in the Workforce

It may be the 21st century, but the gender gap is nowhere near gone and the glass ceiling is far from fiction. Across the world, men continue to dominate management positions. Some countries, however, are closer to equality than others.

In the Dominic Republic, women held 47.47 percent of managerial positions in 2013. But cross the Atlantic Ocean to Italy, and you’ll find the women there comprised only 22.02 percent of all management that year. In Luxembourg, the number was as low as 14.62.

The following data visualizations show how these numbers have changed over time and which countries still have a long way to go before achieving gender equality. Data retrieved from the Labour Organization through the United Nations.

Top Baby Names in America

If you named your daughter Emma in 2012, you weren’t alone. The classic English name was one of the five most common baby names in America that year. Sophia, Jacob and Mason also made the cut, but statistical analysis shows that Jacob is far less popular today than it was in 2000.

These visualizations highlight which baby names were the most popular in 2012 and in which states. They also show how the popularity of some names has shifted over the course of two decades. Data retrieved from the Social Security Administration.

Incarceration Rates by Race

Did you know Hispanic men in America are more than two times as likely to be incarcerated than non-Hispanic men? Black men fare even worse, with an incarceration rate of 5:1.

Racial disparities in the justice system cut across the entire country, but some states are worse than others. In New Jersey, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the disparity between black and white incarceration rates is 10:1, double the national average.

The following visualizations compare incarceration rates of white, black and Hispanic Americans per 100,000 in state prisons. Data retrieved from a 2016 report published by the Sentencing Project.