School EDI Colloquium

Jenni Dyer, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Royal Society

Title: Taking an intersectional approach in STEM: Moving beyond the boxes

Abstract

In the current political climate—where public conversations about equality and diversity are increasingly polarised—adopting an intersectional approach within STEM is more critical than ever. Intersectionality offers a powerful lens for understanding how overlapping identities – such as sex, ethnicity, gender identity, class, disability, and sexual orientation - shape experiences within science education and employment and how they then overlap with “science identity”.   This talk will highlight some of the structural barriers that persist in understanding how to take an intersectional approach and will look at how embedding intersectional thinking can be transformative when it comes to practices, policies, decision-making and culture.