Intersectional Gender Roles

1. Intersectional feminism is the overlapping of race, sexual orientation, etc along with gender. It is the understanding of how different circumstances that are a part of a person’s identity affect the oppression that each person faces. Intersectionality has become a part of the feminist movement because it is felt by many people that they are being treated differently even in their own sex. “A white woman is penalized by her gender but has the advantage of race. A black woman is disadvantaged by her gender and her race. A Latina lesbian experiences discrimination because of her ethnicity, her gender and her sexual orientation” (Dastagir, 2018).
2. There is a vast amount of stories surrounding the oppression of women around the globe. This