20.500.12556/RUL-172547 Stereotypical colours in european gender statistics visualisations Gender statistics play an important role in highlighting gender inequalities, but they are often presented in a conventional way by depicting males in blue and females in pink. Using stereotypical colours saves users from having to learn which colour is used for which gender. However, colours can also convey unintended messages of strength vs. weakness, status, and power, confirming the very stereotypes they are intended to address. National statistical institutes have the opportunity to influence public perceptions and could play a leading role in raising awareness about gender issues. In our article, we examine the use of colours to represent gender in the Twitter accounts (rebranded to X accounts on July 23, 2023) of national statistical institutes in 24 European countries. Quantitative analysis of 631 colour pairs from 644 images reveals that the stereotypical use of colours in official statistics is still widespread. We examine the nine patterns discovered and comment on possible solutions. gender official statistics colour communication visualisation statistika spol vizualizacija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-09-08 13:10:22 2025-09-08 13:13:32 2025-10-15 04:01:45 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 [in press] 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 005.4 2158-2440 10.1177/21582440251336950 237214467 bavdaz-et-al-2025-stereotypical-colours-in-european-gender-statistics-visualisations.pdf bavdaz-et-al-2025-stereotypical-colours-in-european-gender-statistics-visualisations.pdf 1 0B07D5292FE9E59216A6DCEE2D91C7F9 a3b0ec2d8d6a09c7d3a0a21b76ba7ce31af313d1bdeab70aa3bd71f5975a3ed4 9411e462-8ca4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=216379 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21582440251336950 0 9b1ce999-8ca4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=216380 Ekonomska fakulteta 0 0 0