Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear?

A new open access article published in the academic journal West European Politics reveals striking intersectional inequalities in who gets access to government ministers. Government ministers have a unique ability to further the interests of marginalised groups through their control of policy priorities and legislative agendas. In the current context, it’s more important than ever that equality organisations be able to access ministers. However, some equality organisations are granted this access much more often than others. This briefing summarises what we found about unequal access to ministers and outlines some of the potential uses of the findings for equalities organisations