Wikipedia describes intersectionality as “the study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.” I think in this modern age, feminism is centered around straight, white, primarily upper-middle class women in their mid-to-late twenties. While these people may experience sexism in their daily life, it should center around women with less privilege-- women of color, LBT women, women living in poverty, etc. In addition to this, we need to make a greater effort to help men overcome reductive stereotypes. As a whole, intersectional feminism benefits many different groups and
Are you aware of the wage gap myth? That is, for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes about 75 cents? As far as I can tell, it’s not actually a myth, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. It’s actually even worse for women of color-- Hispanic or Latina women earn 54% of what a white man earns (C.Hill, Ph.D. 2015). This statistic is closely followed by American Indian and Alaska Native women, who are earning 59% of what a white man is earning. Not only are women being paid less, but it’s also harder for them to …show more content…
In fact, 72% of hate violence homicide victims were trans women-- 67% of the victims were trans women of color (NCAVP, 2013). Although society is gradually moving towards becoming less homophobic and more accepting, we need to include trans women in feminism, because they are women, and their opinions on feminist issues are equally important. In addition to this, while gay men are more widely accepted, lesbians, because they are women, have less opportunity for public action, freedom of opinion, etc. Many lesbians have experienced abuse, rape, forcible impregnation, and forced marriage because the abuser (sometimes a family member) believed that doing so would “correct” their sexuality. (Fried, Miller, Rothschild,
Are you aware of the wage gap myth? That is, for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes about 75 cents? As far as I can tell, it’s not actually a myth, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. It’s actually even worse for women of color-- Hispanic or Latina women earn 54% of what a white man earns (C.Hill, Ph.D. 2015). This statistic is closely followed by American Indian and Alaska Native women, who are earning 59% of what a white man is earning. Not only are women being paid less, but it’s also harder for them to …show more content…
In fact, 72% of hate violence homicide victims were trans women-- 67% of the victims were trans women of color (NCAVP, 2013). Although society is gradually moving towards becoming less homophobic and more accepting, we need to include trans women in feminism, because they are women, and their opinions on feminist issues are equally important. In addition to this, while gay men are more widely accepted, lesbians, because they are women, have less opportunity for public action, freedom of opinion, etc. Many lesbians have experienced abuse, rape, forcible impregnation, and forced marriage because the abuser (sometimes a family member) believed that doing so would “correct” their sexuality. (Fried, Miller, Rothschild,