This large scale data visualization illustrates the differences in literacy rates between men and women globally. There are certain misconceptions (especially in developed nations) that a human right as basic as literacy is afforded to every individual regardless of gender, but that’s untrue. Over 10% of adults around the world are illiterate, which amounts to about 774 million individuals who don't have a basis for rights to education. Two thirds of that number are women. Gender equality starts with literacy, but it's problematic when access to education is unequal.
The biggest challenge I faced with this project was coming up with an easy-to-understand way to present such a large amount of relatively complex information. The final key that I designed compares three pieces of information: differences in literacy rates by gender, differences in gender literacy rates by country, and number of countries that fall within each range.
Winner of the JHM Memorial Award in 2014.
