It is true that intersectionality plays a big role in power shift. Those people who are placed at the bottom level of pyramid and occupy more than one identity category have more difficulty achieving power. These overlapping categories creates more oppression and disadvantage to the individual. And sometimes, one category may cause more problem than the other. For example, the lecture notes discussed about how Shirley Chisholm identified her intersections of identity. She said that out of her two identities, which is gender and being Black, her gender is the one that creates more difficulty. Also discussed in the lecture notes that people at the bottom of the pyramid are more likely to have no access with power, resources, human
