Defining Intersectional Feminism
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 se...