In his article “Enter the New Negro,” Locke covers the subject of the New Negro identity in detail, yet there is still little mention of Black women or other minorities within the community. The article is written for a “he” and that is apparent in its content. Locke refers to the New Negro as he throughout than entire article, listing the qualification one must observe in order to overturn the historically negative interpretation of African- Americans. While good natured, Locke fails to address multiplicity in the identity that people of color experience. 

There is a “gendering of the New Negro” by Locke and other male writers indoctrinated the identity were primarily masculine and associated with specific characteristics that were limited. While professionalism and diversification was examined, the professions that were spoken about were specifically masculine. Professions that are historically considered more feminine such as nursing and teachers are left out of the conversation, with emphasis on professions that have been considered more virile. What these conversations lacked was the intersectionality of the identities they were analyzing.