The European data protection reform: an enabler or disabler to intersectionality?

Description

In the European Union, antidiscrimination policies have evolved towards an intersectional dimension in the last years, the
traditional sectorial approach being insufficient by neglecting the differences in terms of gender, ethnicity, age, social status,
ability, sexual orientation, etc. within the same vulnerable group. In parallel, European data protection law has been reformed
and enriched with new instruments, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Considering that the collection
and analysis of information that affect oppression dynamics grounds the operationalisation of intersectionality principle,
European data protection law could play a pivotal role in enabling intersectionality. Nowadays, the GDPR grants a specific
protection to some “special categories of data” (which include racial or ethnic origin, genetic data, data concerning health or
data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation, data relating to criminal convictions or offences, etc.) that, to a
certain extent, overlap with the information that should be disaggregated in accordance with the intersectionality principle.
The processing of these data is forbidden, unless one of the exceptions foreseen in Article 9(2) and 10 GDPR applies. Yet, are
these exceptions framed in a way to promote or undermine intersectionality principle? The objective of this contribution is to
provide critical reflection in that respect

Periode	12 mei 2022
Evenementstitel	Interdisciplinary Conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS): (Dis)integration from an (in)equality perspective
Evenementstype	Conference
Locatie	Brussels, BelgiumToon op kaart
Mate van erkenning	International