Dissecting Intersectionality

Welcome back to The Intersection Podcast. In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Lisa Bowleg. Lisa Bowleg, PhD, MA, is a leading scholar of the application of intersectionality to social and behavioral science health research. She is Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the George Washington University (GW) and a Co-Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the DC Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR). She is also the Founder and President of the Intersectionality Training Institute (www.intersectionalitytraining.org). Informed by intersectionality and critical race theory, her research projects examine the effects of social-structural stressors (e.g., unemployment, incarceration, police brutality), intersectional stigma, and protective factors on the health of Black men at diverse intersections of socioeconomic status and sexuality.In this week’s episode, we discussLisa’s inspiration was fueled by reading black feminist writers while in collegeWhat are intersectionality and its impact on organizations and leadersThe importance of  learning about historical oppression, discrimination, and racism and the impact it has on current-day organizationsLisa shares, “I want people in the DEI workspace to understand the complexity and nuance that intersectionality brings to the work they might be doing. Let’s do the work and keep going.” Thank you for tuning in to this episode!  Stay tuned for more thought-provoking conversations, as we transform our workplaces to be more equitable, inclusive, and just.Resources: Dr. Bowleg’s Master's Tools: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10901981211007402Intersectionality Training Institute: www.intersectionalitytraining.org