FLI is a term that refers to those who identify as
first-generation and/or low-income college students

This means that individuals who ascribe to this identity are the first in their family to attend a four-year college and/or may come from a low-income financial background.

Research indicates that many FLI students face challenges such as financial insecurity, micro-aggressions, stereotype threat, imposter syndrome, under-preparation for college, as well as structural barriers that can prevent success. However, this deficit model doesn't account for the abundance of cultural capital FLI students bring to institutions of higher education. Indeed, as 'invisible innovators' Class migrants are more likely to be risk takers .

Though we identify as FLI we do not view ourselves as defined by the barriers presented to us, but by our resilience in overcoming those barriers.

As FLI women of color we bring a variety of cultural capital and communal wealth to our environments, a value-add to our workplaces because of, not in spite of, our various intersecting identities. We advocate for the incorporation of class and intersectionality into conversations surrounding diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice in the workplace. We hope to advance these conversations in our podcasts, and role-model them through our platforms. See below for insight into the many ways we have advocated for FLI folx during our time at Stanford previously, and how we continue to advocate for FLI folx as young professionals in the workplace.

What does a FLI Doctor look like?

We're here to show you!