Data vandalism: Sex and the English and Welsh censusRecent months have witnessed an acceleration in attempts to erase trans people from data collection activities in the UKMar 19, 20215Mar 19, 20215
Designing the sexual orientation question for Scotland’s next censusFor the first time, Scotland’s 2022 census will ask a question about sexual orientation — this article describes the design processJan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Published inDigital DiplomacyGender by default — New Zealand’s proposed approach to collecting data about sex and genderNew Zealand’s official data agency has proposed a ‘gender by default’ approach to how the government collects data about sex and gender.Jul 4, 202061Jul 4, 202061
Predictably queerAn update on the backlash against predictive list functionality for the ‘Other’ sexual orientation option in Scotland’s 2021 census.Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
Queer erasure in the US censusThe US census frames queer identities in a way that endorses a potentially dangerous precedent for future data collection exercises.Apr 4, 2020501Apr 4, 2020501
An equality impact assessment of COVID-19 in the UKWe cannot wait for the crisis to pass before we apply an equality lens to new ways of living and working. By then it will be too late.Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Unsure about the university strike? Just look at the data on pay inequalityToday marks the start of #UCUstrikes — it’s time for senior leaders to move beyond diagnosis and start fixing the problemNov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
Sexual orientation and the Scottish censusMisinformation about the sexual orientation question in Scotland’s 2021 census offers an insight into potential battles that lie aheadNov 3, 2019Nov 3, 2019
Say something!The world has changed, the days of opting-out of equality, diversity and inclusion work are over.Oct 15, 2019251Oct 15, 2019251
Published inTDS ArchiveData activism and the fight for social justice in Scotland‘The numbers are too small’ is a poor excuse for inaction against inequality in ScotlandSep 8, 201920Sep 8, 201920
Scotland’s 2021 census should not ask about ‘legal sex’Asking about ‘legal sex’ establishes a dangerous precedent for the collection of data related to other identity characteristics.Aug 16, 2019Aug 16, 2019
Being accusedOnline worlds have descended into an exchange of accusations — what has happened to how we speak about equality, diversity and inclusion?May 26, 2019May 26, 2019
Sex and gender in Scotland’s 2021 censusForcing people to register themselves in a way that fails to reflect their identity goes against efforts to advance an inclusive Scotland.Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
Time for Scotland to abandon the UK’s hostile approach to immigrationShould Scotland tolerate the further vandalism of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration policies?Dec 22, 2018Dec 22, 2018
