Charlie Whittington

Charlie is a member of the Georgetown Public Policy Review as well as Director of Research and Publications for the McCourt School’s LGBTQ+ Policy Initiative. Originally from South Carolina, Charlie acquired a BA from Coastal Carolina University. Charlie’s research typically considers technology's and the shareholder economy's roll in economic inequality, the policy and economics of LGBTQ+ productivity, and labor market programs for disadvantaged populations.

Invisible in Data: The typical volunteer is white, female, and married. Are they straight, too?

Research agrees that “the typical volunteer is white, female, married with children, middle-aged, with higher levels of education and socioeconomic status.” But are they straight, too? This first article in the Invisible in Data series about LGBTQ communities explores that question. This article is excepted from a larger work that may be accessed by contacting the author at chw47@georgetown.edu. […]

Invisible in data: The lack of LGBTQ data collection

Although government surveys collect significant amounts of data about the U.S. population, these surveys have historically excluded demographic questions about the LGBTQ population. As a result, official population data may misrepresent the LGBTQ community, resulting in biased or insufficient policies. This article is the first in a series on citizen engagement and the LGBTQ community. The series will consider policies such as voter identification and election law, voter engagement, bipartisan LGBT policymakers and policies, and LGBTQ diversity in the workforce.

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