Abstract
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) have become essential considerations in different academic fields in recent years, attracting an increasing number of voices and perspectives from different groups. There is a clear lack of an intersectionality framework that is more inclusive of the global diversity of researchers. As researchers from the Global South, we recognize the need to present a global view of EDI in order to highlight the role of intersectionality between discrimination and other cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic factors that ultimately reduce the likelihood of researchers from Global South of reaching leadership positions. We present a simple model of intersectionality that explains the main drivers of the variation in academic success among researchers, and highlight that these drivers are often correlated. We recommend measures to increase the representation of the global diversity of researchers in order to collectively solve global societal and environmental issues.