Intersectionality in 2020

I had found that the art of simplicity
Simply means making peace of your complexity
India Arie, Wings of Forgiveness

As I write this:

The US has elected it’s first Black + Asian VPOTUS & 17 states have filed court cases to overturn the election
The stock market continues it’s bull run with multibillion dollar tech IPO after multibillion dollar tech IPO & the global pandemic has forced millions of Americans into unemployment
Black founders are reaching historic levels of venture financing & White female founders report feeling an unprecedented level of scrutiny

If this year has taught us anything, it is our lives are inextricably intertwined. We are called to take actions to protect one other at a level I’ve never personally experienced. What a lesson to learn.

My hope is that this lesson has taught us that intersectionality is not only important when talking about how different women have different levels of access, privilege, etc, but that intersectionality applies to all things.

Real change happens at the intersection. How do we continue to build bridges so that we are walking towards that intersection instead of away from it?