A central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to Leave No One Behind. How can we spot inequities and injustice linked to aspects of people’s identity, such as gender, age, social class, ethnic origin, religion, physical and mental ability? How do people and organisations need to plan, monitor and evaluate to recognise and manage the risk of leaving certain groups behind? 

Intersectional gender mainstreaming considers how discrimination and exclusion linked to overlapping, mutually reinforcing (intersecting) identities can be recognised. That is a key step to start avoiding (unwittingly) deepening inequalities and inequities, and to work for a more equal and just future for all.