Where numbers fail: On numerical diversity and institutional intersectionality

Posted byKevin GuyanPosted inQueer DataTags:, , , , ,

Illustration by Megan Drysdale.

For institutions, the diversity tick box is all the rage – but it really shouldn’t be. Kevin Guyan, author of Queer Data, reflects on the problem with upholding numerical diversity as a fix-all to inequality and oppression.

Read the full article in the August issue of The Skinny.

Published by Kevin Guyan

Dr Kevin Guyan is a researcher and writer based in Edinburgh whose work explores the intersection of data and identity.

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