Listen "Why Intersectionality is Important"
Episode Synopsis
You may have heard of the term intersectionality, used by activists or policymakers, especially in recent years. At its core, intersectionality acknowledges that people’s experiences are shaped by multiple social categories such as race, gender and class, which intersect to produce unique and often compounded forms of disadvantage in a particular society. But what exactly does that mean? We speak to Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW).Image Credit: Wikimedia / Creative CommonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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