Intersectionality: The Overlap of Race, Gender, and Other Identities
Intersectionality. You’ve probably heard the term before, but do you know what it means and where it came from? The phrase “Intersectionality” was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. Crenshaw, a Black academic scholar and lawyer, originated the concept to describe how race and gender discrimination “intersect” with one another and overlap. Today the term […]
