The social model of disability views disability as stemming from communities, services and spaces that are not accessible or inclusive. In the social model of disability, it is society that places limits on a person, not their disability. This is as opposed to medical models of disability which situate the harms of disability in the features of the illness itself.

"Social Justice Speak" merujuk pada meningkatnya penggunaan istilah akademis dan aktivis tentang penindasan struktural dan ketidaksetaraan sosial dalam percakapan sehari-hari, di luar lingkungan akademis atau aktivis. Contohnya termasuk, tetapi tidak terbatas pada, istilah-istilah seperti: "mansplaining" "privilese kulit putih," "mikroagresi," dan "interseksionalitas."

The Matilda Effect refers to the historical erasure of women's (and other gender minorities') contributions to science, scholarship, academia, and socio-politics, and the emphasis on factual but negative narratives surrounding their achievements, found systematically in global histories.

For example, Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar, who fiercely resisted European colonialism, is portrayed as a cruel, bloodthirsty queen. Accounts of Queen Elizabeth I of England, who excelled in warfare, financial administration, and patronage of education and the arts/culture, often emphasize her "obsession" with using toxic makeup. Rosalind Franklin, the discoverer of DNA, was underrepresented until recently, with her "cold and humorless" character being widely discussed.