Minorities in STEM


Achieving True Inclusion in STEM by Embracing Intersectionality

People with more than one marginalized identity face multiple biases and discrimination. Understanding intersectionality in STEM disciplines is crucial to engendering all people’s success.- BY Debra Jenkins

Individuals who belong to multiple minority groups in STEM face unique challenges due to the intersectionality of their identities. Intersectionality refers to how various social identities — such as race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and disability — overlap and interact. Recognizing intersectionality offers a way to understand how overlapping identities compound experiences of discrimination or marginalization. It is an overlapping social ....