Arts & Culture
Intersectionality of Race, Class, and Gender in Social Stratification
Quick fact
The term 'intersectionality' was coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to explain how Black women's experiences of discrimination were often erased by single-axis thinking. For example, a court case might consider race discrimination or sex discrimination, but not the unique combination that affects Black women.
Why this is interesting
We often hear about gender pay gaps or racial income disparities, but what happens when a Black woman faces both at once? Is her experience just 'gender plus race,' or is it something entirely different?