“In STEM, as in wider society, individuals may experience direct or indirect discrimination as a result of their gender, sexual orientation, race, or socioeconomic background. Such disadvantages are compounded for members of more than one of these groups. … Intersectionality recognises the interconnectedness of social categorisations & how these combine to create overlapping systems of disadvantage and/or discrimination.”
More: https://oxsci.org/intersectionality-in-stem/
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