United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Making data meaningful through effective visual presentation

Usage of statistical data for gender analysis

Who are you talking to?

Tourists Harvesters Miners

clear and simple message

Perception and Symbology – Size/Shape

Perception and Symbology - Colour

Tables, graphs or maps?

Slide 19 Tables  Follow a style guide  Title, source, headings, footnotes  Clear headings  Sort data in appropriate order  One decimal place  Right-justify numbers

Source: Statistics Canada

Slide 23 Graphics for showing differences between women and men  Box plots  Stacked bar graph

Slide 24

Slide 26 Men marry later than women

avoid using 3D graphs

Slide 33 Maps  Title  Legend  Scale bar  Source  Footnotes

Source: E.W. Gilbert as cited in Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1997), p24

Slide 36 Summary  Visual presentations are tools to communicate  Use whatever is best for the audience and message

Tourists Harvesters Miners

clear and simple message

Usage of statistical data for gender analysis