Social equality, intersectionality, and inclusion

The Social Equality Intersectionality and Inclusion Research Group (SEIIRG) was formally launched at Charles Sturt in mid-2021. The group is coconvened by Dr Cate Thomas and Associate Professor Jay Phillips and was formed through co-design and co-creation to establish a strong foundation for future research collaborations on intersectionality. A key goal of the SEIIRG is to increase the knowledge of how intersectionality theories can contribute to practice that impacts organisational and institutional strategies for equity, diversity, and inclusion. This group is working toward a vision to reduce social (in)equality, intersectionality and inclusion issues by creating and translating knowledge to influence, challenge, disrupt and positively impact policy, culture and practice.

In September 2021, Charles Sturt’s Dr Cate Thomas, and Dr Colleen Macmillan from CSIRO Agriculture & Food, presented an intersectionality webinar addressing the key questions: What is intersectionality? How does intersectionality enable us to identify and address institutional barriers to meaningful equity, diversity and inclusion?