Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity

Intersectionality offers public administrators great potential to understand the complex identities and lived experiences of the public and advance social equity. Conversations around intersectionality in public administration scholarship to date are primarily theoretical and have served an importa...

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Main Author: Josephine Hazelton-Boyle
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Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration
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Online Access:https://jsepajournal.org/index.php/jsepa/article/view/6260
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description Intersectionality offers public administrators great potential to understand the complex identities and lived experiences of the public and advance social equity. Conversations around intersectionality in public administration scholarship to date are primarily theoretical and have served an important role in introducing the concept to the field. However, gaps remain surrounding what it means for public administrators to apply an intersectional perspective to their work. This research builds on theoretical advancements to explore intersectionality in practice. Integrating a content analysis of all publicly available documents and websites posted by 129 U.S. public transit agencies with rich qualitative interviews with 45 U.S. public transit administrators, this research examines how transit administrators understand and apply intersectionality in the pursuit of gender equity. Findings from this research demonstrate specific areas in which transit administrators use intersectionality in their work to help create more equitable communities for all.
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spelling doaj-art-1968f9c8e3144208b9e7fa259c7e7e322025-08-20T03:17:44ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of Social Equity and Public Administration2832-92872025-07-013210.24926/jsepa.v3i2.6260Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity Josephine Hazelton-Boyle0California State University Fresno Intersectionality offers public administrators great potential to understand the complex identities and lived experiences of the public and advance social equity. Conversations around intersectionality in public administration scholarship to date are primarily theoretical and have served an important role in introducing the concept to the field. However, gaps remain surrounding what it means for public administrators to apply an intersectional perspective to their work. This research builds on theoretical advancements to explore intersectionality in practice. Integrating a content analysis of all publicly available documents and websites posted by 129 U.S. public transit agencies with rich qualitative interviews with 45 U.S. public transit administrators, this research examines how transit administrators understand and apply intersectionality in the pursuit of gender equity. Findings from this research demonstrate specific areas in which transit administrators use intersectionality in their work to help create more equitable communities for all. https://jsepajournal.org/index.php/jsepa/article/view/6260intersectionalitygender equitytransportationpublic transit
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gender equity
transportation
public transit
title Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity
title_full Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity
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title_full_unstemmed Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity
title_short Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity
title_sort intersectionality in practice how public transit agencies understand and apply intersectionality in the pursuit of gender equity
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gender equity
transportation
public transit
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