Duration of the Workshop:
3 hours

Target Groups:
The workshop is designed for researchers, survey practitioners, and anyone passionate about improving the inclusivity and accuracy of their online surveys, particularly in terms of sexual and gender diversity.

Is the workshop geared at an exclusively German or an international audience?
International audience (material will be in English)

Workshop Language:
English. While the instruction material is in English, we can handle questions in German, too.

Description of the content of the workshop:

Political and social advancements have enhanced the acceptance and visibility of sexual and gender minorities in many Western countries. However, the ongoing challenge of accurately addressing their unique experience in online survey research remains. Researchers and sur-vey providers often struggle to incorporate queer perspectives, leaving many surveys and research designs blind to these minority groups.

This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to the integration of sexual and gender diversity within (online) survey research. It focuses on four key areas:

1) Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Exploring nuanced approaches for respectful and inclusive data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity.

2) Integrating Queer Perspectives: Learning effective strategies to craft survey questions that resonate with and capture the experiences of sexual and gender minorities.

3) Sampling Methods: Gaining insights into strategies and techniques for effectively reaching and engaging sexual and gender minority populations in online survey re-search.

4) Data Preparation and Analysis: Equipping participants with the skills to sensitively manage and analyze data collected from diverse populations to draw valuable in-sights.

This dynamic workshop combines informative presentations, group discussions, and hands-on exercises, ensuring participants leaving with the confidence and skills to successfully integrate sexual and gender diversity into their research projects.

Necessary prior knowledge of participants:
Prior experience in surveys and survey research principles is beneficial but not required.

Literature that participants need to read for preparation
None

Recommended additional literature
Fischer, M., Kroh, M., de Vries, L. K., Kasprowski, D., Kühne, S., Richter, D., & Zindel, Z. (2021). Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Research Meets Household Panel Surveys: Research Potentials of the German Socio-Economic Panel and Its Boost Sample of SGM Households. European Sociological Review, 38(2), 321–335. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcab050

Information about the instructors:

Lisa de Vries is a research associate in the Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research department at Bielefeld University. In her dissertation, she focused on the effects of discrimination on leadership positions and job preferences of sexual and gender minorities. Her research interests incluce discrimination and harassment, LGBTQI* parent families and the measurement of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). In addition, she has several experiences with sampling LGBTQI*-people in probability and non-probability surveys as well as measuring SOGI.

Zaza Zindel is a research associate and a doctoral candidate in sociology at Bielefeld University, specializing in survey research. Her dissertation centers around the use of social media as a means of recruiting rare populations for web surveys. Her research interests include survey methodology, the potential of social media for empirical social research, and exploring new technologies to improve statistical representation of marginalized, vulnerable, or rare populations.

Will participants need to bring their own devices in order to be able to access the Internet? Will they need to bring anything else to the workshop?
No