In this webinar, Kerry Robinson, Corrinne Sullivan and Lucy Nicholas answer these frequently asked questions about intersectionality:

• What is the difference between diversity data and intersectionality?
• How does intersectionality relate to inclusive practice?
• In SAGE/gender equity work, what might an intersectional approach to understanding barriers, creating actions and measuring outcomes/impact look like?

Their presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.

When

Monday 18 July, 2:00 to 4:00 pm AEST

A recording of the webinar will be posted on the website after the event.

Where

Online via Zoom

Speakers

Professor Kerry Robinson

Kerry Robinson is a Professor in Sociology, the Director of the Diversity and Human Rights Research Centre and a member of Sexualities and Genders Research in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University. Kerry’s research expertise includes: LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing; gender and sexuality diverse young people; sexual citizenship; sexual harassment; gender and sexuality-based violence; gender equity; and sexuality education. Kerry has published widely in these areas. Recent book: Feminists Researching Gendered Childhoods (Osgood & Robinson, 2019). Kerry is currently leading an ANROWS funded project on LGBTQ young people’s experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace and workplace training.

Associate Professor Corrinne Sullivan

Associate Dean, Indigenous Education at Western Sydney University.

Associate Professor Lucy Nicholas

Director, Sexualities and Genders Research at Western Sydney University.

About the series

The Intersectionality Series provides institutions with practical support to take an ethical, intersectional approach to their gender equity, diversity and inclusion work. The series combines webinars from expert academics, researchers and practitioners with community-driven Reflection in Practice sessions.

To learn more about other events in the series, visit the Intersectionality Series overview page.

Preparing for the session

To get the most out of this session, we recommend that you read or watch these beforehand:

• The urgency of intersectionality, TEDWomen presentation by Kimberlé Crenshaw.
• Moving through the world as a woman, a book chapter by Ruth Pearce.
• Seeing and overcoming the complexities of intersectionality, a paper on the Intersectionality Walk by the SAGE ACT Regional Network.
• These essays on gender, knowledge and writing in the Sydney Review of Books.

You might also like to download and complete an Individual Learning Plan [DOCX 324 kB] to help you reflect on what you’ve learned after each session. The learning plan is for your own reference only, and is not compulsory or assessable.

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