intersectional
adjective
in·ter·sec·tion·al
ˌin-tər-ˈsek-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
a
: of or relating to intersectionality
Because the intersectional experience is greater than the sum of racism and sexism, any analysis that does not take intersectionality into account cannot sufficiently address the particular manner in which Black women are subordinated.—
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Crenshaw
b
: involving members of multiple social categories
… I was near my home, in the midst of a multiracial, multigenerational, intersectional protest. I joined hundreds of others in the streets.—Kira Banks
Kira Banks2
[inter- + sectional entry 1]
: existing between sections
intersectional war
an intersectional game
3
: of or relating to an intersection
intersectional joints/lines
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In addition to displaying her oeuvre, the museum has rounded up her various cultural and stylistic influences from Black Power Movement ephemera to pre-Hispanic sculptural references, pinpointing how Catlett’s intersectional politics were syncretic with her formal techniques.
—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Despite this, Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed in the U.S., and those with intersectional identities face even higher rates.
—Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Gender and intersectional differences in who votes (and who does not) have been consistent in presidential elections, with women outnumbering and outvoting men in every election since 1980.
—Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The marches, which were hailed by elated feminist observers as a representing a surge of the intersectional movement—which focuses on how oppression piles up along cleavages of race, class, gender, and more—saw zero reported arrests in Washington.
—Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Despite this, Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed in the U.S., and those with intersectional identities face even higher rates.
—Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Gender and intersectional differences in who votes (and who does not) have been consistent in presidential elections, with women outnumbering and outvoting men in every election since 1980.
—Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The marches, which were hailed by elated feminist observers as a representing a surge of the intersectional movement—which focuses on how oppression piles up along cleavages of race, class, gender, and more—saw zero reported arrests in Washington.
—Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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“Intersectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intersectional. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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