CultureAugust 17, 2026
intersectional
in-ter-SEK-shun-ul
Definition
Relating to the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, gender, and class, which create overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Etymology
Coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, the term derives from the Latin 'intersecare' (to cut between) to describe how different forms of inequality intersect and impact individuals simultaneously.
In the news
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