Inspiration
Our inspiration for this project was seeing the difference in pay between males and females in the working industry. We wanted to help bridge this gap, so we created the Women’s Pay Transparency Association (WPTA). By combining notions of transparent pay, women's' workforce unions and urging companies to compete against each other for fairer gender equality ratings, we hope to bridge the gap between gender inequality by taking the survey answers we receive from our website and publishing the statistics in real time.
What it does
We take information from a survey that the user inputs and display the average data on a graph in the "View the Statistics" section. Our graphs show the pay gap between male and gender minority workers in various companies, so if a someone is weighing the pros and cons between companies to decide which one to choose, our graphs could support them.
How we built it
We built this website using visual studio code. Our survey includes a cascading drop down menu which shows different options for the companies depending on the field selected. The results from the survey are then stored and displayed using a bar graph with each of the different companies. Though the survey is completely anonymous, we do ask for an email to verify user authenticity. The graphs are then available for the user to compare the different companies and their salaries.
Challenges we ran into
The cascading drop down menu was a difficult challenge because it required many elements to it. We stored the different elements inside a list and inside a function, we used a for loop to run each element of the list. This way, when an answer is changed for the field, the options for the company change too. Another difficulty was the bar graphs, which required a lot of time to fix errors. The graphs wouldn't display sometimes and other times it would, but we found that it was just an error with the one of the styling scripts. We managed to make it work by rewriting the code in a different place.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Accomplishments that we are proud of are being able to effectively work together and create this project in a positive aspect. We strive to push for gender equality and have overcome our errors in the process of making it.
What we learned
Different coding aspects that we were not aware of before, how the different types of code can affect the overall finished product, and how we were able to improve our skills and can learn from our mistakes that we made here.
What's next for Women’s Pay Transparency Association
Next, we will continue to fight for gender equality in the workplace for underrepresented workers, and we shall continue to create jobs for those that may need it due to the better pay.
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