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Which box do I check?

Mona Chalabi · TED

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About

How we identify makes a difference in our lived experiences, but it's not always reflected in the checkboxes we see on forms. In this episode, Mona Chalabi explores why language matters in data collection, and why the categories we use should reflect who we really are. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

The talk

  1. Which box do I check? 4 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
Speaker
Mona Chalabi
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Languages and linguistics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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