Feminism promotes equality between men and women, and argues that we must address historical power imbalances in order to bring about such equality. Intersectional feminism builds on this idea, but...

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Feminism promotes equality between men and women, and argues that we must address historical power imbalances in order to bring about such equality. Intersectional feminism builds on this idea, but recognizes that gender is not the only source of privilege or oppression: race, class, nationality, sexual orientation, disability status, etc. are other factors. We have complex identities, and a person can be privileged in some ways, but oppressed in others. Thus, intersectional feminism brings greater nuance to the quest for equality. What are some possible benefits and drawbacks of using the concept of “intersectionality” to analyze literature? How might this concept help us better understand the themes or characters of a work?

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Tanmoy answered on Jun 16 2022
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INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISM
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Introduction    3
Analysis    3
Conclusion    4
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Introduction
Intersectional feminism are the various system of oppression and the manner in which they overlap each other and gets intensified. In the contemporary workplace companies are giving emphasis on the concept of diversity and inclusion. Yet the strategies used by them are often narrow and single-minded strategy. The best example is that of a black woman who faces oppression in every phase of life firstly as she is a person of black ethnicity and as she is a woman. Hence, intersectionality is a combination of both ethnicity and gender due to which the women of the black society face various forms of discrimination. Through this discussion we will evaluate the benefits and drawback of intersectionality.
Analysis
    According to a survey it is observed that the black women is able to earn 63 cents compared to a dollar earned by the men of white and non-Hispanic ethnicity. On the contrary, the Latina women earns 54 cents and the native women earns 57 cents. Hence, it can be observed there is a huge diversity in terms of pay between the white women and the women of color coming from indigenous communities. In a...
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