WHAT IS INTERSECTIONALITY?
Intersectionality examines how different categories of discrimination— such as gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation,( dis) ability, culture, language, and much more— interact to create unique experiences of discrimination. It is a term coined by civil rights activist Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, but an important idea recognized by Black feminist activism in the 1970s, especially the Combahee River Collective.
An intersectional approach aims to provide an understanding of the specific effects that this multiple discrimination has on individuals and social structures.
Example: A woman from an ethnic minority group may experience discrimination differently than a man from the same group, because her experience is shaped by the combination of both gender and ethnicity.
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