The theory of those systems became known as intersectionality, a term popularized by law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. In her 1991 article “ Mapping the Margins ,” she explained how people who are ...

What is intersectional identity? Some time ago, I had applied for the leadership position in my alternative education program, but I did not get the position even though I believed I had all the key ...

Gender intersectionality refers to the ways in which gender interacts or intersects with other identities, such as race or religion rather than a one-dimensional way of looking at inequalities within ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of KQED’s Youth Takeover. Throughout the week, we’re publishing content by high school students from all over the Bay Area. Each of us is shaped by a unique mix of ...

In modern conversations on race and politics, a popular buzzword has emerged to describe the impact of belonging to multiple social categories. Known as intersectionality, the social theory has a ...

There are people who experience various modes of oppression. From being neurodivergent and BIPOC to being disabled and low-income, some individuals identify with several historically oppressed groups.

For example, Random_slacker cited the construction of a elite / globalist identity that superceded race (or so they believed). Gender has undergone rapid flux just in our lifetime; in particular, ...

A few years ago I was introduced to the term “intersectional identity” and have since come to believe that it is important for everyone to understand. To grasp this concept, think about the many ways ...

It's no secret that women and men of color are underrepresented at all levels of the technology industry, and especially at the board and executive level. But these numbers highlight another reality ...

There's a growing push across the country to recognize the final days of May and first days of June as QTAPI, or Queer Transgender Asian Pacific Islander Week. Cities like San Francisco and San Diego ...