Intersectionality

Intersectionality is “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage” (Dictionary.com). Throughout this course so far, we’ve read various essays from a number of authors, each offering different viewpoints of intersectionality experienced by various groups of people and using that in order to get their points across. Of…

Intersectionality is an outline that recognizes the interlocked nature of social identities and systems of oppression. It recognizes that individuals hold multiple identities and that these identities intersect to shape their experiences of privilege and oppression within society. Intersectionality highlights someone's experience of discrimination or privilege that isn't solely determined by one aspect of their identity but is influenced by the combination of various social factors such as race,…

Everything in the world is connected, from the individualism and globalization to race, class, gender, etc. Intersectionality is the interconnected nature of social categorization such as class, race, immigration status, and other characteristics. A theory in which a group or individuals face multiple threats of discrimination or disadvantage when their identities overlap. More specific, intersectionality describes the hierarchical nature of power and how belonging to multiple characteristics…

feminism, particularly the idea of intersectionality. Intersectionality, as I understand it, is the structural phenomenon of the interconnection of oppression and privileges experienced by individuals or groups. This notion that all oppressions are connected to one another never registered with me until it was introduced in this course. I always assumed inequalities such as feminism and racism to be separate issues that involved separate battles; now through intersectionality I can see that they…

film based on a true story about a shoe factory running out of business and the factory owner, Charlie Price, has to find a way to save the business. This movie is based on a true story and also displays multiple examples of intersectionality. One major example of intersectionality displayed would be Lola as she was a drag queen as well as African American. Both of these identities found in Lola shaped her life and how she was treated. When Charlie brought Lola into his factory, he took her in…

Contemporary Feminism Sources Smith, Sharon. “ Black Feminism and Intersectionality.” ISR. W. 1 January 2017. The article describes how women of color are discriminated against both as females and as blacks. It also explains the civil rights and shows the challenges that black women face in the society. Smith demonstrates the prejudiced practices that women of color experience in the workplaces of some companies. With contemporary feminism, women face different persecutions of race, gender, and…

Intersectionality “Intersectionality is those multiple intersections and crossroads in our lives that are replete with multiple social group memberships that are interconnected and interrelated. Intersectionality involves three factors and focuses on our multiple identities that intersect our life, shape our personalities, and influence us” (Lum, 2007, p.52). When considering other ISMs, sexism and classism sensitize me to the impact of oppression experienced by other individuals. As a female,…

Joan Acker focuses on two problems that feminists/women face: intersectionality and identifying barriers that bar us from having equality in workplaces. Her answer to both of these are “inequality regimes”—everyday practices and processes that allow inequalities to continue in the labor market. Acker wanted to address why organizational change projects fail and succeed through the concept of inequality regimes. Continuing into the introduction, the author states that much of feminism was focused…

Intersectionality cannot merely be defined as the recognition of multiple, and marginalized, identities. Instead, Crenshaw asserts that intersectionality must address the fact that each identity impacts an individual’s experience and oppression in different ways, and that to analyze a situation from an intersectional perspective means to investigate acts of individual oppression and the effects of overlap as well. These multiple aspects of an individual’s identity serve to enhance and…

Intersectionality is used to describe multiple threats of discrimination when an individual’s identities overlap with a number of minority classes such as race, gender, age, ethnicity, health and other characteristics. My first photo is of Gabby Douglas a woman of "firsts", instead of recognition for her amazing athletic accomplishments; media scrutinized her for her hairstyle (pg. 113). This makes you question if because she is such an amazing female, black athlete if people were intimidated…