Intersectional analysis for science and technology

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Nielsen, Mathias Wullum; Gissi, Elena; Heidari, Shirin; Horton, Richard; Nadeau, Kari C.; Ngila, Dorothy; Noble, Safiya Umoja; Paik, Hee Young; Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe; Zeng, Eddy Y.; Zou, James; Schiebinger, Londa
• 署名单位: University of Copenhagen; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR-CNR); National Biodiversity Future Center; Harvard University; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Harvard University; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Seoul National University (SNU); South China University of Technology; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-3118
• DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08774-w
• 发表日期: 2025-04-10
• 页码: 329-337
• 关键词: health research; CLIMATE-CHANGE; patient engagement; planetary health; social-science; GENDER; RACE; sex; DISCRIMINATION; vulnerability

摘要

Intersectionality describes interdependent systems of inequality related to sex, gender, race, age, class and other socio-political dimensions. By focusing on the compounded effects of social categories, intersectional analysis can enhance the accuracy and experimental efficiency of science. Here we extend intersectional approaches that were predominantly developed in the humanities, social sciences and public health to the fields of natural science and technology, where this type of analysis is less established. Informed by diverse global and disciplinary examples-from enhancing facial recognition for diverse user bases to mitigating the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized populations-we extract methods to demonstrate how quantitative intersectional analysis functions throughout the research process, from strategic considerations for establishing research priorities to formulating research questions, collecting and analysing data and interpreting results. Our goal is to offer a set of guidelines for researchers, peer-reviewed journals and funding agencies that facilitate systematic integration of intersectional analysis into relevant domains of science and technology. Precision in research best guides effective social and environmental policy aimed at achieving global equity and sustainability.