Intersectionality Sample Clauses

Intersectionality. From the researchers’ observations and from the sample of young women interviewed, it is clear that the contemporary feminist movement is overwhelmingly young, white and middle class though BME women were present in significant numbers at the events observed. Men were also involved. Almost all the school and university groups with which contact was made included men and, in the co-ed schools in Scotland and London, young men were members of Femsoc. The respondents took the view that patriarchy damages men as well as oppressing women. At the UK Feminista summer school there were young men present, though they were in a very small minority. In the community-based group, however, men were not included. This issue is a divisive one though UK Feminista’s position is quite clear and many of those interviewed echoed it. I mean Xxxx Xxxxx emphasises massively the importance of having men in the movement, we don’t want to be, it to be an exclusive movement at all, it shouldn’t be excluding of any men or of any women or of anyone else but I think, yeah, it is definitely important to have those [women-only] spaces where people can express their experiences. (Jalayah, 17) Radical feminist networks, such as London Feminist Network and the Reclaim the Night marches, however, exclude men and also trans-women and some of those interviewed identified as radical feminist and sympathised with this position. UK Feminista is very careful not to align itself with any particular ‘brand’ of feminism. Its aim is to provide resources for all feminists in order to support any and every form of feminist activism. It therefore adopts an open and inclusive position. An issue that has emerged as a key issue for feminists today however is that of differences between women and the need for an intersectional approach to the question of gender and oppression. Many of the young women interviewed thought that questions of ‘race’, disability and class within the movement of the 1960s and 1970s had been ignored and that it was important to deal with these questions in a direct way. The question of intersectionality (the recognition that different axes of oppression intersect to produce different impacts on different groups of women and on the relations between these groups) has been addressed to some extent by UK Feminista. For example, at its annual summer schools, UK Feminista ensures that representatives of BME and migrant women’s groups, disability rights’ groups, older women’s groups and t...

Intersectionality. As intersectionality is an important aspect of gender, the research will ensure that both men and women from a range of socio- economic and cultural groups, and different parental status, are encouraged to participate, as relevant for each area.