Examples Of Intersectional Feminism

Depending on the individual who is pondering around the complexity of “Intersectionality” may cause a dispute of what they believe is the definition. Victoria L. Bromley, the author of Feminisms Matter: Debates, Theories, Activism illustrates a feminist view of how intersectionality is the root of oppression, which is all interconnected to our identity. Bromley, refers to this as “identity markers” this is how we categorize or describe individuals in a society. That being said, identity markers are bias, and not factual, they are used and believed to maintain the status quo. For example, with minimum knowledge, you see a white man on the street who is dressed

Malala Yousafzai’s home town in the Swat Valley of Pakistan is where her journey first takes place where oppression against womens education is enforced by Taliban rule. The Taliban staunchly opposed Malala’s fierce beliefs in the right for women to have an education and they did their best to silence her voice. Malala and the other women in the Swat Valley were forced to obey their oppressive regime and not gain an education. Despite the harsh climate against her Malala spoke up against this tyranny with the faith that she could cause a change for the better. Unfortunately due to this she was singled out and faced severe retaliation. A Taliban gunman stopped her school bus and proclaimed that she must be punished for insulting the

Intersectionality is seen as the basis for understanding how topics such as race, gender, class and more all come together to define an individual and their societal patterns. An example of intersectionality at work can be explored through “Leith Mullings: Intersectionality among “Race,” Gender, and Class” as mentioned in “Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age by Kenneth J, Guest, (p. 405).” In the 1990s, Mullings conducted a study called the Harlem Birth Right Project. It overviewed the effect of class, race and gender on women and the infant mortality rate. The study focused on Harlem, a poor, primarily African-American sector of New York city. Mullings and her team found that poor living standards, pollution, and many other factors

Although intersectionality started with the experience of the oppression of both race and sexism, over the years other forms of identities and societal oppression has been added on to the definition. Today, other forms of identities such as class and sexual orientation of an individual faces different forms of oppression in our society today. Many queer women today would describe their experience intertwined with sexuality and gender. A Black queer woman’s experience would differ in the case that race would now be included and some would apply if class is applied.

Intersectional oppression does not stop when felons are released from prison. It follows them even after they have served their time. Black people are much less likely to be hired for a job after they are released from, making them more likely to return to crime in order to make money, in fact, many are left with no other choice. Black people and Latinx people are also much more likely to be stopped by the police for “suspicious behavior” than whites, even if a white person had been doing the same thing in the same neighborhood. This makes former prisoners who are people of color much more likely to either become homeless or be arrested once again, trapping them once more in the unjust criminal justice system. Another strike against a former

Intersectionality holds that the theories of oppression within society do not act independently of each other, but are interrelated. This creates a system of oppression that reflects the intersection of multiple forms of discrimination. An advantage would be recognizing that all people are at the center of multiple intersections of power, inequality and privilege. They are shaped by their class, race and gender. These categories represent our views of the world and our actions taken, and includes other peoples views of us. No one fits into just one category because we have multiple categories. Within our own identities, we form our opinions of what we constitute as legal or illegal, right or wrong, and necessary or unnecessary.

Intersectionality is a feminist philosophy that claims that the classical models of oppression within a society, such as those based on race, gender, religion, sexuality, class, disability, and other markers of difference do not act independent of one another. Instead, these forms of oppression interrelate, based on which markers apply to a given individual. This oppression is considered flexible because anything a person does in our society that does not condone to classic norms is subject to oppression. This could range from oppression based on race to oppression based on how a

The idea of intersectionality is that all of our identities overlap and are also constantly affecting our privileges and oppressions. People do not always think about their interactions despite them playing a pivotal role in our human experience. This is what causes some writers to feel the need to put them into words so that maybe more people will look at themselves and do some thinking about their own intersections. Some of the authors that I believe have done this well are Patricia Collins in her work titled Black Feminist Thought. Another work that discussed intersectionality well is titled “A Black Feminist Statement” which is powerful in the way it discusses how race interacts with womanhood. The final piece I feel as though needs discussed is Women, Race, and Class which is a piece written by Angela Davis that discusses the intersections that can be seen in

Intersectionality theory looks at the larger picture and incorporates many aspects such as gender, race, sexual orientation, class, religion, and education. We usually focus on each individually and never think about how they interact and can negatively effect an individual. Many people face oppression for many different reasons and with this theory we can look at the underlying issues and reasons. This theory is multidimensional and interconnects on many levels. With the elderly population they are already setback because of ageism but when adding other aspects such as race and sexuality we can see why certain individuals face more oppression. With working with a client that is elderly and part of the LGBT community you face more

The term ‘intersectionality’ was coined by Kimberle Crenshaw in her essay Mapping the Margins, the term represents the multiple intersections people face when being discriminated against. In the interview, Crenshaw mentioned the DeGraffenreid vs. General Motors case of the group of black women suing the company for racial and gender discrimination, but they lost since racial and gender discrimination were viewed separately in the law. She explains, “The particular challenge in the law was one that was grounded in the fact that anti-discrimination law looks at race and gender separately. The consequence of that is when African American women or any other women of colour experience either compound or overlapping discrimination, the law initially just was not there to come to their defence.” (Crenshaw, 2014) The case is proof that, even in recent decades, women of color are underrepresented in the law. Also, the case informed most of her early work in intersectionality, and why it was crucial for the term to be formally be recognized. She even said it herself, “It’s important to clarify that the term was used to capture the applicability of black feminism to anti-discrimination law" (Crenshaw, 2014) Intersectionality helps give a voice to the experiences of those who are ignored in white feminism- mainstream feminism that caters only to those who are white, middle class, cis-gendered and able-bodied.

Intersectionality according to Patricia Hill Collins is the “theory of the relationship between race, gender and class” (1990), also known as the “matrix of domination” (2000). This matrix shows that there is no one way to understand the complex nature of how gender, race and class inequalities within women’s lives can be separated; for they are intertwined within each other.

The theory of intersectionality has received a widespread of various distinct definitions and usage; it is often unclear of its designed function may be. Intersectionality is defined as “the acknowledgment that different forms of identity-based discrimination can combine to give rise to unique brands of injustice”(Lucas 8). In other words, how the classification of one’s individuality such as gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and class can intertwine with each other among the social structure. The term was first coined by feminist and civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw who spoke upon the discrimination and marginalization of black women and how both institutions interconnect with one another. The significance of

When we chose Cambodia as our country I was really excited to learn more about the country as I had spent some time in the region. The summer after my sophomore year of High School I spent the summer in Thailand. During this summer I learned so much about South East Asian culture and I was excited to see how my (limited) knowledge of Thailand compared to what I was to learn about Cambodia. Many of the cultural aspects were very similar, the roles of men and women, the prevalence of Buddhist teachings and codes, and the societies formation around rules of respectability were all similar to what I had experienced in Thailand. Due to my focus on modern activism it was very hard to find a concrete feminist movement per say but the land rights activism is inherently feminist in nature.

There are many interpretations of intersectionality, but without a doubt, the critical theory of intersectionality is based on the understanding that oppressive institutions within society take different forms for specific cultural and social positions of individuals and groups. Among the concerns in the article, Joan Simalchik and Hunter College Women’s and Gender Studies Collective discuss the ways in which intersectionality provides a better understanding of how relations of power and privilege and the intersection of gender and race influence women’s everyday lives.

Feminism, in theory, binds women from all over the world. They come together to protect their rights as equal human beings. For such a long time, men have dominated over women, looking down upon them and perceiving them as lesser beings. Feminism has allowed women from all cultures and races, to come together to fight for their rights. However, nothing is ever as simple as one may hope. Feminism constitutes women from all over the world, making it difficult from time to time to understand and empathize with each other due to different cultures, races and religions. Teresa de Lauretis (2014) says that “the identity as a woman of color is one not given but acquired, attained, and developed out of the specific historical experience”.