intersectionality
Academic term from sociology and critical theory referring to the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
The concept of intersectionality explains how multiple forms of discrimination overlap.
Her research focuses on the intersectionality of gender and race.
A modern academic term, likely a calque from English 'intersectionality', composed of 交差 (kousa, 'intersection') + 性 (sei, '-ness, -ity').