Equity

Intersectionality:

1. The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. (Dear Nexus)

2. A necessary analytic tool to explain the complexities and realities of discrimination and power or lack thereof, and how they intersect with identities. Intersectionality is more than counting representation in a room or within a group; it is understanding community power, or its lack, and ensuring inclusivity in social justice movements. It is a way to build alliances in organizing for social change (Dr. Bettina Love, We Want to Do More Than Survive, page 4).

Opportunity Gap- refers to the ways in which race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, English proficiency, community wealth, familial situations, or other factors contribute to or perpetuate lower educational aspirations, achievement, and attainment for certain groups of students. (Glossary on Education Reform)