News and Research articles on Intersectionality

Volume 11, Issue 1

“Doing gender” by sharing: examining the gender gap in the European sharing economy

Thomas Eichhorn, German Youth Institute
Christian Hoffmann, Leipzig University
Katharina Heger, Freie Universität Berlin
PUBLISHED ON: 22 Mar 2022 DOI: 10.14763/2022.1.1627

This study applies a “doing gender” perspective and intersectionality theory to examine the gendered access to the European sharing economy.

KEYWORDS: Sharing economy, Digital inequality, Intersectionality, gender, Habitus
Volume 10, Issue 4

Whiteness in and through data protection: an intersectional approach to anti-violence apps and #MeToo bots

Renee Shelby, Northwestern University
Jenna Imad Harb, Australian National University
Kathryn Henne, Australian National University
PUBLISHED ON: 7 Dec 2021 DOI: 10.14763/2021.4.1589

This analysis of digital technologies aimed at supporting survivors of sexual and gender-based violence illustrates how they reaffirm normative whiteness.

KEYWORDS: Data protection, Race, gender, Artificial intelligence, Intersectionality