The Intersectionality Resource Guide and Toolkit

Publication date: January 1, 2022

Description: This guide and toolkit is part of the briefs on women and girls with disabilities series published by the UN Women and United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is a practical guide for program/policy development on intersectionality in addressing structural barriers and inequity.

AACN Domains: Communication; Compassionate Care; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Ethics; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health

Format: Other - Guide and Toolkit

Audience: Associates Level; Baccalaureate Level; Graduate Level; Practicing Nurses; Nursing Faculty

Cost: Free

Tips and Suggestions: This guide provides a way of thinking that can be applied to policy and program development to address equity in palliative care. While not specific to palliative care, rather it is an approach that is essential in addressing equity.

Citation: Monjurul Kabir, A. H., Thomson, T., Abukito, A., Kirungi, C., Pérez Montúfar, D. J., Jigjid, D., et al. (2022). Intersectionality resource guide and toolkit. New York: UN Women. www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2022/01/intersectionality-resource-guide-and-toolkit. Accessed November 2, 2022.

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