The Importance Of Intersectionality For Research On The Sexual Harassment Of Black Queer Women At Work

Psychological research on sexual harassment is limited in critical and meaningful engagement with intersectionality theory. Accordingly, we detail how an intersectional framework may be used to advance the understanding and empirical investigation of sexual harassment among Black queer women. By cohering sexual harassment and intersectionality theories, we highlight the limitations of single-axis (gender-only) conceptualizations of sexual harassment. We then argue that through intersectional invisibility, scholars have overlooked sexual harassment among marginalized groups of women, namely, Black queer women. We conclude with a call to action and recommendations for how scholars may incorporate an intersectional framing into future research and social advocacy.