Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology: Implementation and Checklist Development
Intersectional analysis goes beyond consideration of single variables to examine the compounded impact at the intersections of, for example, gender and race, or geographical location and caste. The Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology (GIST) help researchers, journal editors, and funding agencies systematically integrate intersectional analysis into relevant domains of science and technology. These guidelines serve as a roadmap for quantitative intersectional analysis throughout the research process—from setting strategic research priorities and shaping research questions to data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Here we provide a checklist to facilitate author and journal editor compliance with the guidelines. We recommend that the GIST checklist be added to journals’ “Information for Authors”. The goal is to reset the research default to include intersectional analysis, where appropriate. Intersectional analysis leads to better science: precision in research best guides effective social and environmental policies that, in turn, enhance global equity and sustainability.
Authors
- Safiya Noble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7273-2241)
- Dorothy Ngila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3344-8675)
- James Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-4764)
- Girmaw Abebe Tadesse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-9102)
- Kari Christine Nadeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-2955)
- Shirin Heidari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6837-491X)
- Elena Gissi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1666-8772)
- Eddy Yongping Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-7572)
- Mathias Wullum Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8759-7150)
- Hee Young Paik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-0881)
- Richard Horton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1792-5408)
- Londa Schiebinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-3081)
- Joan Marsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-9324)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Harvard University (US)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Lancet Laboratories (ZA)
- National Biodiversity Institute (CR)
- National Research Foundation (ZA)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (CH)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Science Editing
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2025.e162102
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Innovation Policy and R&D
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13