Federal Dispute Resolution 2018

EEO7 | Comparing Apples and Elephants: Streamlining Diversity Benchmarking Using Data Visualization (Room Canary 2)

When the federal government benchmarks diversity data to the relevant civilian labor force, a major challenge exists not only in making valid comparisons, but also in conveying significant disparities to decision makers in an understandable and useful manner. GSA has built an interactive dashboard that quickly identifies areas of diversity strength and opportunity. Find out how GSA’s user-friendly tool, incorporating best practices in information- and human-centered design, assists agency leaders in identifying statistically significant shortfalls in its diversity profile compared to the relevant civilian labor force.