Data on LGBTQ+ individuals is essential to understand their socioeconomic wellbeing and to make effective policy decisions. However, many major federal surveys fail to capture information related to one’s sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). This leaves a critical gap in research that will continue to grow, especially as younger individuals are more likely to identify as LGBTQ+ over time.
On Monday, June 26, the Brookings Center for Economic Security and Opportunity (formerly the Center on Children and Families) hosted a virtual event to discuss the implications of this data gap, how to appropriately ask SOGI questions on federal surveys, and what research and policy needs to be done to sustain and improve the lives of LGBTQ+ Americans. The event consisted of introductory remarks and a brief presentation on the Brookings research surrounding this subject, followed by a lively expert panel discussion. The panel will include Christopher Carpenter (Vanderbilt University), Bianca D.M. Wilson (Williams Institute), and Meghan Maury (U.S. Department of Commerce), and will be moderated by Hansi Lo Wang (NPR).
Viewers submitted questions to [email protected] or via Twitter using the hashtag #LGBTQdatagap.
Agenda
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June 26
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Welcome and research overview
Tara Watson Director - Center for Economic Security and Opportunity, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @taraelizwatson -
Panel discussion
Moderator
Hansi Lo Wang Correspondent - NPRPanelist
Christopher (Kitt) Carpenter Carpenter E. Bronson Ingram University Distinguished Professor of Economics - Vanderbilt UniversityMeghan Maury Chief of Staff, Office of the Undersecretary for Economic Affairs - U.S. Department of CommerceBianca D.M. Wilson Rabbi Barbara Zacky Senior Scholar of Public Policy - Williams Institute at UCLA
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