Intersectionality Reveals Compound Barriers to Advancement

Intersectionality highlights how overlapping identities — such as race, gender, class, and disability — combine to create unique challenges in tech workplaces. For marginalized individuals, these compounded identities often result in more significant obstacles to recognition and promotion compared to their peers who may face only one form of bias. Understanding intersectionality helps organizations uncover hidden biases and structural barriers that impact advancement opportunities disproportionately.

Intersectionality highlights how overlapping identities — such as race, gender, class, and disability — combine to create unique challenges in tech workplaces. For marginalized individuals, these compounded identities often result in more significant obstacles to recognition and promotion compared to their peers who may face only one form of bias. Understanding intersectionality helps organizations uncover hidden biases and structural barriers that impact advancement opportunities disproportionately.

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