Sometimes design can make unsavory information a little bit more accessible, if not more palatable. We’re enjoying this infographic we saw over at Sociological Images that breaks down some of the more famous and familiar findings in gender and racial inequality in this country in everything from housing to education and employment. But we’ll stop here. (The other thing about good design is the way it eliminates the need for lots of explanatory text.)

(for full-size of infographic, go here)