Welcome to Issue 11 of Quarterly.

Introduced in 1989 by Dr Kimberlé Crenshaw, intersectionality has grown into a popular concept that served as a tool to explore different forms of discrimination, how they overlap across identities, and the processes that facilitate them.

Its essence is valued across disciplines, and health is no exception. In the recent Lancet Series, intersectionality is a core conceptual pillar used to explore the impact that health has across global contexts. In this Quarterly, we expand on this theme: Read on for book reviews, expert spotlights, and academic highlights about gender, migration, Indigenous health, and maternal health.

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Explore this issue:

• Our Updates, on this page.

• Spotlight with Geordan Shannon

• Spotlight with Arianne Shahvisi on Race, Gender and Migration

• Review of Jessica McDiarmid’s book, Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

• Academic highlights

Our Updates

Upcoming Event

The Lancet Commission on Racism and Child Health Launch Event featured at the World Childrens' Day Symposium.

Founder, Delan Devakumar will be leading efforts on a new Lancet Commission on racism and child health. The upcoming Commission will seek to understand and expand the evidence-base around racism and global child health. Join Delan and his fellow Commissioners as they discuss the group's path ahead.

Register for the symposium

Announcing Series 3 of the Race & Health Podcast

Look out for Series 3 of the Race & Health Podcast, coming this October. Upcoming episodes will feature speakers with expertise in biology, history, and more. In the meantime, catch up on the podcast on your preferred streaming platform.

Podcasts and Features from this Quarter

In their newest series, Global Health Lives recently featured Dr Michelle Morse, the Chief Medical Officer of the New York City Department of Health. Hear her story and her experiences fighting for racial justice and equity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the murder of George Floyd.

Recently, founder of Race & Health Delan Devakumar was featured on the UCL Public Health Disrupted podcast, where he discussed how racism systematically creates health issues for minoritised communities. Listen now.