Data Visualization

Blog of the Data Visualization & Communication Course at OSB-AUB

“This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization” John Tukey

The Gender Pay Gap

The Gender Pay Gap

by | May 3, 2021 | Visualization

“I asked to be paid fairly and I was fired.”

Six years ago, I found out that I was being underpaid in comparison to my male colleagues. I asked to be paid fairly and I was fired!

 

In 21st century, women are still paid less than men. On average, women earn 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. But the gap is much wider for women of color. Black women make just 62 cents, Native American women 57 cents, and Latinas 54 cents for every dollar paid to white men.

The gender gap pay is a global problem. The map below highlights this gender pay gap across countries.

However, being underpaid does not automatically make you a victim. It is an alert to stop being one. Most women who have discovered unequal pay have stood up for themselves, paving way for other women in their company. Thus, women have to keep asking for fair pay. Why? Because men do not hesitate to ask.

In these unprecedented times, we have an opportunity to rethink and rebuild the systems that keep women from achieving economic security and success. Together, we can demand equity and respect for every woman moving forward — regardless of her job or her zip code — and finally make the pay gap a thing of the past.

The Lebanese Crisis

The Lebanese Crisis

by | Apr 7, 2021 | Dashboard, Visualization

The year of 2020 was one of the hardest years for the Lebanese people. Not only did they face political instability, a global health pandemic, the explosion of the 4th of August, but they also had to deal with an economic crisis that led to high unemployment rates, poverty, and worst of all to the devaluation of the Lebanese pound.

Consequently, the Lebanese Lira has lost more than 80% of its value (Taha, 2021). The unofficial exchange rate of the Lebanese pound against the dollar climbed from 1,507 all the way up to almost 15,000 LBP (Iskandarani, 2021). However, Lebanon’s economic crisis did not happen overnight. So how did it reach this point? What is the impact of such an economic crisis on the Lebanese on different economic, social, health, educational and immigration aspects? 

Thus, it is important to understand the factors leading to the current economic crisis and its implications on the people’s lives; in hopes that all the Lebanese citizens and officials will be encouraged to take action to overcome the obstacles and make Lebanon flourish again.