When Asian American studies Prof. Patricia Nguyen co-founded Axis Lab in 2015, she felt as though she inherited the organization. Even though the Argyle-based mutual aid and arts group is less than a ...
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 ...
Conflates 'new identities' with 'new axes of identity.' Things like race/ethnicity/gender are axes of identity; the innovations you're pointing to occur along these existing axes. The critique of ...
The term “intersectionality,” coined in 1989 by current Columbia Law School Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, describes how different aspects of identity — such as sex, sexuality, race and class — interact ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a social entrepreneur and cover disability inclusion in business. Amid global shifts in DEI priorities and growing skepticism ...
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 ...
March is a month dedicated to a number of social issues relating to diversity, inclusion and human rights. They include International Women’s Day, Black History Month and Zero Discrimination Day: all ...
You may have heard the slogan, “if your feminism isn’t intersectional, it’s bullshit” before. It comes from a 2011 essay by feminist writer, Flavia Dzodan titled ‘My feminism will be intersectional or ...
The term “intersectionality,” coined in 1989 by current Columbia Law School Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, describes how different aspects of identity — such as sex, sexuality, race and class — interact ...