Defining Intersectional Feminism

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Intersectionality is the ideology which caught very much attention in the last few years. It is a concept which says that all sorts of categorizations such as cast, creed, race, gender and class are interrelated, operate together and lead to discrimination. It highlights the fact that we generally talk about inequality based on sexuality or class or race, but the reality is that all of these parameters equally contribute in creating the melding experiences of discrimination. Feminism is in the light for promoting the social, political and personal equality of sexes and without the intersectional lens the efforts to tackle injustice against women, all go in vain as it has happened in the past. Feminism makes this movement inclusive, so that the voices of women of all races, religions, and castes are heard.  

Various scenarios are recorded in history where women have become a target of concurrent sources of oppression and are still suffering. We all know that women face sexism, but it is not the only thing which they face. Consider Dalit women, they face castesim and sexism both. Suppose if it were to be disabled dalit women, then they have to face ablesim, castesim and sexism too. There was an article in ‘The New Indian express’ a snippet of which goes like this “If you were to visit the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, you’ll find many women working on international research projects. You see this and think there’s been some growth. Yet, some 50 kilometres away, you’ll find that the practice of witch-hunting is still prevalent. A widow would be branded as the witch so that the villagers could take away her property. Go farther, a Dalit woman would be raped for the very reason that she is Dalit and paraded around naked.” 

The growth of women is definitely there but the growth rate vs the disrimination ratio is still very huge and to reduce that we need to practice feminism through a broader and inclusive lens of intersectionality because at the end of day, we might also experience discrimination and gender inequality in its own unique way.

Thus in the days of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, intersectional feminism is more important than ever.


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