Building a workforce of diverse women leaders: Understanding intersectional identities.
Eleanor B FlemingQoot AlkhubaiziJoana Cunha-CruzWei Ming DariotisPublished in: Journal of dental education (2024)
Intersectionality allows for a deeper examination of women in academic dentistry. Women of color are often erased in discussions about women in academic dentistry, even as the profession celebrates the progress made by women. Embracing the intersectional identities of women and by extension, people who identify as gender non-confirming may help dental schools to become humanistic environments where faculty and leadership represent the growing diversity in the profession and in the world.