For those seeking more information, we encourage learning more about intersectionality in feminism. Here are some resources to help introduce and guide your learning. However, like most concepts that challenge mainstream ideas, there is no “checklist” or “completion.” We encourage you to be curious and open, and to challenge your own perspectives over the course of your lifetime.
Introductory
(2018). Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality? [Video]
Crenshaw, K. (2016, October). The urgency of intersectionality. TEDWomen 2016. [Video]
Crenshaw, K. (1989). Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. The University of Chicago Legal Forum, 140, 139–167. [pdf]
Kwateng-Clark, D. (2019, March 19). Angela Davis Addresses the Whitewashing of Feminism and Islamophobia. Vice. [Article]
Hay, C. (2019). Who Counts as a Woman? The New York Times. [Article]
Springate, M. E. (2016). A Note About Intersectionality. In LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History. [pdf]
Westenfeld, A. (2020, July 1). Mikki Kendall: Stop Trying to Get More and Start Trying to Make Sure Everyone Has Enough. Esquire. [Article]
Books
Anzaldúa, G. (1999). Borderlands/La frontera.
Davis, A. Y. (1981). Women, race, & class.
hooks, b. (1981). Ain't I a woman: Black women and feminism.
Lorde, A. (1984). Sister outsider: Essays and speeches.
Research papers
Armstrong, M. A., & Jovanovic, J. (2015). Starting at the Crossroads: Intersectional Approaches to Institutionally Supporting Underrepresented Minority Women STEM Faculty. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 21(2), 141–157. [pdf]
Canning, E. A., Muenks, K., Green, D. J., & Murphy, M. C. (2019). STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes. Science Advances, 5(2) [pdf]
Cheryan, S., Siy, J. O., Vichayapai, M., Drury, B. J., & Kim, S. (2011). Do Female and Male Role Models Who Embody STEM Stereotypes Hinder Women’s Anticipated Success in STEM? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2(6), 656–664. [link]
Mattheis, A., De Arellano, D. C.-R., & Yoder, J. B. (2020). A Model of Queer STEM Identity in the Workplace. Journal of Homosexuality, 67(13), 1839–1863. [link]
Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2007). A question of belonging: race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(1), 82–96. [link]