COVID-19 & Intersectionality

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activities featured in this tool are adapted by Dr. Lindsey Macdonald and Dr. Aletha Stahl, CILMAR, Purdue University, from a panel on intersectionality at the 2020 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE). 

Tags:

  1. acceptance
  2. CILMAR staff collection
  3. diversity
  4. equity
  5. intersectionality
  6. openness
  7. other awareness
  8. worldview frameworks

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Define the term intersectionality and recognize its importance for understanding inequity and disadvantage, particularly in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Identify systemic factors that create inequity and disadvantage.