Here’s how organizations can put intersectionality to work

Oct 21, 2021

A man surrounded by post-its with 'norms', 'expectation' and 'society' written on them

Institutions now need to incorporate an understanding of intersectionality into their policies and practices Image: Yasin Yusuf for Unsplash

Kyle Zimmer

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, First Book

Pavitra Raja

Programme and Engagement Lead, Europe and Americas - Schwab Foundation, World Economic Forum

Our Impact

The Big Picture

Explore and monitor how Corporate Governance is affecting economies, industries and global issues

A hand holding a looking glass by a lake

Crowdsource Innovation

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Corporate Governance

Have you read?

An image showing the cumulative effects of intersectional discrimination

Intersectionality is the complex, cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination combine Image: First Book

Discover

What is the World Economic Forum doing to champion social innovation?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Corporate Governance
See all

First Movers Coalition: over 90 members send world's largest clean demand signal for emerging climate technologies

December 1, 2023

Is this a new dawn that will transform the impact of ESG?

Dr. Carsten Linz and Cordula Prof. Dr. Meckenstock

November 24, 2023

Global minimum corporate tax deal 'dramatically weakened' by loopholes, report warns

Spencer Feingold

October 25, 2023

Climate Governance and the Circular Economy: A Primer for Boards

Oct 3, 2023

New global sustainability reporting requirements are out. Here’s what companies need to know

Sue Lloyd

August 29, 2023

The 4 key steps to becoming a CEO

Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra and Kurt Strovink

March 9, 2023

Here’s how organizations can put intersectionality to work

Kyle Zimmer

Pavitra Raja

Share:

Explore and monitor how Corporate Governance is affecting economies, industries and global issues

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Corporate Governance

Have you read?

What is intersectionality and how can it help businesses tackle diversity and inclusion?

5 ways intersectionality affects diversity and inclusion at work

Gender gap: This is how we can build an equal economic recovery

Don't miss any update on this topic

Related topics:

Share:

The Agenda Weekly

More on Corporate Governance
See all

Pavitra Raja

Share:

.chakra .wef-1nk5u5d{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.388;color:#2846F8;font-size:1.25rem;}@media screen and (min-width:56.5rem){.chakra .wef-1nk5u5d{font-size:1.125rem;}}Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Corporate Governance

Have you read?

What is intersectionality and how can it help businesses tackle diversity and inclusion?

5 ways intersectionality affects diversity and inclusion at work

Gender gap: This is how we can build an equal economic recovery

Don't miss any update on this topic

Related topics:

Share:

The Agenda .chakra .wef-n7bacu{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.388;font-weight:400;}Weekly

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

The Agenda Weekly