Training: Intersectionality & Multiple Discrimination – Methods on data collection and measurement, challenges and opportunities

This training took place in person on 16-17 October in Brussels, Belgium. It was aimed at Equality Bodies experts, including members of the Research and Data Collection Working Group, as well as interested representatives of Equality Bodies.

Background

The dominant area of work by Equality Bodies on intersectionality is research, with an emphasis on building a knowledge base for work on intersectionality and bringing this into public and political debate. Equality Bodies need to collect and analyse data from an intersectional perspective and to promote this approach to other relevant bodies. However, data gaps present significant barriers in taking an effective approach to intersectionality and multiple discrimination. 

Following the training on Equality Bodies engaging with hard-to-reach groups in the context of equality research organised by Equinet in collaboration with the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, this initiative aimed at building further the capacities of Equality Bodies relating to the development of methods on data collection and analysis connected to intersectionality and multiple discrimination, and to effectively enable equality bodies to adequately capture both forms of discrimination. 

Objective

This training aimed to increase the capacity of Equality Bodies’ staff to develop methods on intersectionality and multiple discrimination data collection and measurement by sharing and discussing good practices as well as challenges and opportunities for overcoming them.

Resources

Session I: Setting the scene

• Lorena Sosa, Utrecht University, Netherlands: “Intersectionality”
• Daniel Gyamerah, Zentrum für Data-driven Empowerment, Leadership und Advocacy (zedela), Germany: “Afrozensus 2020: Intersectionality in mixed-methods research projects”
• Teresa del Amo, Terrassa City Council, Spain: “Intersectional and multiple discrimination. Methods on data collection and measurement, challenges and opportunities”

Session II: Intersectional & multiple discrimination in research

• Anna Gkiouleka, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom: “Intersectionality and multiple discrimination in research”
• Ruth Mestre, University of Valencia, Spain: “Doing intersectionality”
• Steffen Shah, Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, Germany: “Intersectionality in the anti-discrimination counselling documentation and research of FADA”

Session III: Capturing intersectional and multiple discrimination in data collection

• Irene Rioboo, European Institute for Gender Equality: “Capturing intersectional and multiple discrimination in data collection”
• Ella Ghosh, Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research, Norway: “Capturing intersectional and multiple discrimination in data collection. Lessons learned from the work of the committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research”
• Laetitia Langlois, Defender of Rights, France: “Intersection and multiple discrimination. Methods on data collection and measurement, challenges and opportunities”