Dr. Mary Keogh:

The intersectional approach is where we need to go in programming from a development perspective. The sustainable development goals, SDGs, are starting to get people to collaborate and work together in a push to become more co-ordinated. The challenge is how does one bring intersectionality into practice in reality. It is an academic term. My PhD was all about intersectionality, but trying to move it to the practical piece is the real challenge. Until we do, we will miss addressing inequality in its wider sense, unless we start to look at the universal issues that cut across, whether it be caring or all of the various different aspects. It is about how programmes start to address all of these issues. I do not necessarily have an answer to that question, but I appreciate the comments made as it can be very challenging.