“gender” Charts
How Many Rapes Actually Lead to Prison Time? »
Unfortunately this means that for every 100 rapes, 97 rapists will walk free without spending a single day in prison.…
Why You're Looking at the Gender Wage Gap Wrong Part 4 »
A statistical analysis done by CONSAD and commissioned by the Department of Labor demonstrates the wage gap is not all…
Got Diversity? See How The US Government Measures Up »
Currently the 113th Congress is the most diverse ever, yet 82% is white and 81% is male. Of the nine…
Women Are Only 24% of All STEM Workers in the US »
The gender imbalance in the sciences today is arguably more pronounced than in any other field. According to data from…
Gender Wage Gap Projected to Close in Year 2058 »
Most Women Working Today Will Not See Equal Pay during their Working Lives.
Volunteering Americans on the Decline »
There is a decreasing percentage of Americans who volunteer at least one hour to an organization in a year. Being…
Why You're Looking at the Gender Wage Gap Wrong Part 3 »
When it comes to family matters, women are much more likely to take the hit at work in order to…
Women Are Less Successful At Negotiating Salaries »
With the rising cost of living, it seems as if everyone could use a raise in salary these days, but…
SATs: Dropping the Writing Section & What it Means »
Starting in the spring of 2016, the redesigned SATs will be implemented. For everyone, this means the writing section will…
Women Work Just as Hard But Make Less »
The majority of women in the US still make only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for equal…
How Ready Are We for a Woman President? »
The % who felt we would be better governed with more women is up from 57% in 1995 and 2000.…
Hillary Clinton's Bid for Presidency: Would Gender Matter? »
A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that most people believe gender would not make a difference if…
Hollywood: It's A Man's World »
In 2012, men were 95.6 percent of directors, 91.8 percent of writers, and 80 percent of producers. This is a…
Why Don't Women Talk To Each Other In the Movies? »
To pass the Bechdel test, a film must include two named female characters who talk to each other about something…
Reaction to the F-Word (Feminist) »
Men and women alike react negatively to the term "Feminist." However, when a Feminist is defined as a person who…
Gender Gap in Time Use »
Men only work 0.4 hours longer per week than women, but they manage to take 4.7 hours per week for…
The Jokes We Can't Tell »
There are jokes that are tasteless, then there are those that are considered to be wholly unacceptable. A recent poll…
The Prison Gender Gap »
There are a little over two hundred thousand Americans currently incarcerated within the United States. The disparity between men and…
Too young to wed »
More than 700M women were married before their 18th birthday. Child marriage is an expression of gender inequality, reflecting social…
Slow pace for women in the Senate »
Women have made gains in the Senate since 1994, nevertheless they have only increased from 7 to 20 seats. Of…
Difference in Reported Voting Turnout by Gender »
In the last forty years, the closest women and men have come to being equal in their voting turnout was…
Top 10 College Majors: Males Verse Females »
The top 10 majors, according to Forbes, have been broken down to percent occupied by men verse women. As more…
Why You're Looking at the Gender Wage Gap Wrong Part 2 »
Part of the problem in looking at the gender wage gap is difference in hours worked. The BLS lumps all…
Why You're Looking at the Gender Wage Gap Wrong Part 1 »
When looking at what women study, the most top-heavy ones also tend to be in fields that have lower income…
Performance Review? Ladies, Hope You Have a Thick Skin! »
When receiving a performance appraisal at work, women find themselves overwhelmingly criticized on perceived personality traits, such as being "abrasive,"…
When girls learn programming, teacher gender ratio matters »
code.org offers programming courses geared towards students as young as Kindergarten with a goal of getting all youngsters interested in…
Front of House, Back of House: Gendered Restaurant Jobs »
According to data gathered by the Economic Policy Institute, "occupations within the restaurant industry are extremely gendered." From this chart…
Who Runs for Office in America? By Gender »
Though roughly equal in share of the general population, men are 3 times more likely to run for public office…
What Gender Are Your Wheels? »
If you are among the many Americans that assign a gender to your car, chances are you've made it the…
75% of Ebola Victims Have One Thing In Common »
They're all women. Liberia is one of the most affected countries in the recent Ebola outbreak. Structurally, women in Liberia…
LEGOs "For Girls" Were Popular—Now They're Better, Too »
In 2011, just 9% of LEGOs purchased were "for girls," so LEGO release LEGO Friends, a series designed specifically for…
Top 10 States: Homicide Rates of Females Murdered by Males »
These ten states represent the ten highest homicide rates of females murdered by males. It is important to remember that…
Street Harassment Is Not A Compliment »
In fact, street harassment actually makes most women angry. A separate survey conducted by the nonprofit Hollaback! found that the…
Women Are More Likely To Be Victims of Sex Trafficking »
Women are more than twice as likely to become victims of sex trafficking when compared with men. The top five…
35% of Women's Job Gains Are in Low-Wage Sectors »
Between 2009 and 2013, 35 percent of women's job gains have been in low-wage sectors -- like retail, fast food…
The Wage Gap: Shrinking Yet Persistent »
The Pew Research Center, analyzing the wages differences in men and women, found that the wage gap for young women…