Winners of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award in the 21st Century, by Gender (2001-2025)
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Women’s Political Power: Number of Countries that Have Had a Women Head of State or Government
Women's Political Power: Number of Countries that Have Had a Women Head of State or Government
Writers – Peak Age of Production (Number of Books Released, by Age and Gender)
Writers' Peak Age of Production - Number of Books Released by Authors of Each Age
Share of US University Degrees Going To Women (1870 – 2020)
Share of US University Degrees Going To Women (1870 - 2020)graph by StaDaFa; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Statistics_Data_Facts, “Share Of University Degrees Going To Women.” StaDaFa.com: January 2023. Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Earned Degrees Conferred,… Continue reading Share of US University Degrees Going To Women (1870 – 2020)
Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gender
Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gendergraph by Carter Sherman/The Guardian; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Sherman, Carter. "Young women are the most progressive group in American history. Young men are checked out." The Guardian:… Continue reading Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gender
Percentage of People that Identify as Trans/Nonbinary in Canada and the US
Percentage of People that Identify as Trans/Nonbinary in Canada and the USgraph by Michelle Munk, slow reveal by Michelle Munk (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)La Diversité de genre – en Français (par Michelle Munk)L’activité comprend des notes et des questions pour provoquer le discours Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Michelle Munk… Continue reading Percentage of People that Identify as Trans/Nonbinary in Canada and the US
Gender Parity at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
How has participation of female athletes in the summer Olympic games changed over summer?
America’s Nepotism Problem: What fields do fathers pass on the most advantage to their sons?
How big is America's Nepotism? American data scientist and economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz gathered some data about men born in the mid-20th century and their fathers. It looks like certain professions are more prone to yielding Nepo Babies. Plus a great introduction to log scale!
Life Expectancy Compared with GDP
Make a list of the countries where people live the longest. Would the list just read as a list of richest countries? Why or why not? Check out these scatterplots: one that focuses on comparing Latin America with other nations, and one that shows the whole world.
Who are America’s Breadwinners: Five Decades of Societal Shifts
Who are America's breadwinners? How has this changed in the last 50 years?
Race of Academy Award Winners in Big 5 Categories
Michelle Yeoh's win for Best Actress at the 2023 Academy Awards marked the first time an Asian actress took home that trophy! This graph tracks wins in the Oscar's Big Five categories. What data would we want to determine exactly how underrepresented people in these groups are?
Age of Olympic Gymnastics All-Around Champions (By Gender)
How old are Olympic gymnastics "all around" champions? What statistical questions can this representation answer? What can't it answer?
The Number of Female CEOs Is Rising
In 2015, there were more CEOs of S&P 500 companies named John or Jon than there were CEOs that were women. How has this changed in the years since?
Marathon Records (by age and gender)
What is the best known marathon time -- by age? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Books with Queer Representation
Every year, Malinda Lo tracks the number of books published each year with queer representation. What trends do you notice? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Sex Ratio by Industry (US)
Are there more women than men working in particular industries in the US?* Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections. As a caution, this presents data about gender as male/female binary, and is not inclusive of other identities.
Relationship Between Points & Salaries in the NBA and WNBA
How do salaries in the WNBA and NBA compare? Is there a relationship between the number of points an athlete scores and their salary? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Minimum Salary in the WNBA vs NBA
How do salaries in the WNBA and NBA compare? Is it fair? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
2019 National School Climate Survey: Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
GLSEN's 2019 National School Climate survey investigated the safety of LGBTQ+ Youth in American schools. What did the survey reveal? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Age of Academy Award Winners for Best Acting (1929-2020
How old were the winners of the Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress when they received it? What patterns do we notice? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.