<![CDATA[Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time.]]>Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. % of women globally who can read and write has climbed from 61% in 1976 to 85% today. Huge strides for both sexes. Still not equal - but closer than ever.

via @beautifulnews

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/d06a0eb2-376d-4067-bb16-b78ac9a8f6fb/quietly-steadily-one-of-the-great-equality-stories-of-our-time.RSS for NodeTue, 28 Jul 2026 07:05:50 GMTTue, 30 Jun 2026 16:55:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:23:57 GMT]]>@Whidou @infobeautiful @beautifulnews I was all ready to be upset before I read this comment. WTF are these axes πŸ˜‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mast.swfindercore.org/users/swfinder/statuses/116840689631053565https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mast.swfindercore.org/users/swfinder/statuses/116840689631053565Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:23:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:03:48 GMT]]>@infobeautiful @beautifulnews Probably one of the worst ways to visualize this πŸ˜†.
Who the hell puts two X axes in opposite direction on a graph ??? πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ludosphere.fr/users/Whidou/statuses/116840610458445606https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ludosphere.fr/users/Whidou/statuses/116840610458445606Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:49:23 GMT]]>
@aaron @infobeautiful

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/BenAveling/statuses/116840553752578842https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/BenAveling/statuses/116840553752578842Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:49:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:34:31 GMT]]>@aaron @infobeautiful Yeah, I was wondering about the graph at first and… why not just have two lines use the same horizontal axis? It would then be MUCH easier to see the gap at any given point along the chart.

Information may be beautiful. But clear, well-presented information is even more beautiful!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ibboard/statuses/116840259372854544https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ibboard/statuses/116840259372854544Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:34:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:14:09 GMT]]>@aaron right? This vis is stupid. @infobeautiful

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/hcf/statuses/116840179295661456https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/hcf/statuses/116840179295661456Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:14:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:02:11 GMT]]>@infobeautiful At first I thought that showed male literacy declining because I didn't realize the X axis changes direction in the center.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chirp.zadzmo.org/users/aaron/statuses/01KWCQPBHFH83DJK5KYVDSTNGZhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chirp.zadzmo.org/users/aaron/statuses/01KWCQPBHFH83DJK5KYVDSTNGZTue, 30 Jun 2026 17:02:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:59:42 GMT]]>@infobeautiful @beautifulnews I wonder how that splits out per country

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.edu.nl/users/steltenpower/statuses/116840122422022773https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.edu.nl/users/steltenpower/statuses/116840122422022773Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:59:42 GMT