The Women of Color and Intersectionality Initiative is a collaborative initiative to address the visibility, awareness, and advocacy of intersectionality and women of color in academic medicine, organized and led by both the Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) and the GDI, in partnership with other AAMC clusters, as well as multiple AAMC Affinity Groups.
The goal of this initiative is to provide a platform for women of color in academic medicine and their allies to advocate for the advancement of women of color in academic medicine through knowledge sharing, project development, and community building best practices.
Register your interest to join the Women of Color Virtual Network
Women of Color Working Group Leadership.
Access the Women of Color Toolkits
Access the GWIMS Toolkit Series
*Women of color: a term used to reflect a sense of solidarity among women with multiple, layered identities that intersect with each other, derived from shared experiences, history, and social relations.
Upcoming Events
Learn Serve Lead: Women of Color Networking Reception
November 3, 2025, 6:30-7:30 p.m. CT
This networking reception, open to all AAMC affinity group members and friends, promotes visibility of, and opportunities for, women of color in academic medicine and biomedical research to celebrate continuing development of the Women of Color and Intersectionality Initiative. Hosted jointly by the Group on Women in Medicine and Science and the GDI.