Report on Intersectionality Webinar

The webinar “Intersectionality and Young Researcher Career Development” was successfully held on 26 June 2025 as part of the COST Cross-Cutting Activity (CCA) on Career Development for Young Researchers. The event brought together over 40 participants from diverse disciplinary, institutional, and geographical backgrounds, reflecting strong interest in the topic and its relevance across the European research community. The primary objective of the webinar was to explore how intersectionality, the interaction of multiple social identities such as gender, race, socio-economic background, disability, and other axes of difference, shapes the career trajectories of early career and young researchers. The session aimed to move beyond abstract discussions by combining conceptual grounding, real-world case studies, and policy-oriented dialogue, ultimately contributing to more equitable and inclusive research environments.