intersectional feminism

Intersectional feminism is a framework that recognizes how various aspects of a person's identity, such as race, gender, social class, and sexuality, interact to create unique experiences of privilege or oppression. The term was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to address how discrimination against Black women was a compound experience of both sexism and racism, distinct from general anti-woman discrimination or anti-Black racism.12

This concept acknowledges that individuals can face multiple forms of discrimination simultaneously, and these intersecting oppressions create distinct challenges. While initially focused on race and gender, intersectionality has expanded to include other social categories like class and sexual orientation, emphasizing that these identities do not exist in isolation but rather intertwine to shape individual experiences.1