Recent initiatives in polar research like Women in Polar Science and Women of the Arctic have shone a light on the strengths of female polar researchers and the struggles they have faced in their respective careers. These initiatives have started and contributed to ongoing conversations in the polar research community about increasing diversity and making the field more inclusive. In this commentary, we discuss the need to focus on intersectionality in diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in polar research, and to address intersecting barriers faced by members and would-be members of our fields. These barriers are varied, often overlapping, and include, but are not limited to: gender identity; sexuality; socio-economic status; language; disability; and race. Polar research is poised to benefit from a tremendous diversity of ideas and approaches if we as a community can fully commit ourselves to understanding and addressing overlapping, interconnected barriers to equality and progress in polar research.

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交叉性和国际极地研究

最近的极地研究倡议，如极地科学中的女性和北极女性，揭示了女性极地研究人员的优势以及她们在各自职业生涯中所面临的困难。这些举措已经开始并促进了极地研究界关于增加多样性和使该领域更具包容性的持续对话。在这篇评论中，我们讨论了关注极地研究中多样性、平等和包容性倡议的交叉性的必要性，并解决我们领域的成员和潜在成员面临的交叉障碍。这些障碍是多种多样的，通常是重叠的，包括但不限于：性别认同；性欲; 社会经济状况; 语言; 失能; 和种族。