Representation Matters: Women in Power by San José State University

Beads have been used as a form of currency throughout history, and women often use jewelry as powerful symbols of their authority in male-dominated spaces (think power pearls, RBG). For these reasons, I used beaded jewelry to tell a story of representation. The gender wage gap is represented in green from 1965 onwards, and you can see that as more women are present in the senate and as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, the gap shrinks. Tasseled ends represent the predicted point of parity in pay.