Applying intersectionality to interventions with harmful practices

Geetanjali Gangoli and Lihan Miao

Chapter 20 in Handbook on Intersectionality and Social Work, 2026, pp 270-280 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Based on empirical data, and using a case study approach, this chapter explores social work practice in applying an intersectional analysis in cases of violence and abuse against women and girls from racially minoritised communities in the UK. Case studies are drawn from secondary analysis of existing datasets and include interviews with racially minoritised women and girls who have had social work intervention in cases of abuse that are understood as harmful practices. These include forced marriage, domestic/honour-based abuse, female genital mutilation, and sexual abuse. These are combined with data from a project on refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls that included interviews with social workers and other practitioners. The chapter sheds light on the differences between thinking intersectionally and acting intersectionally in a social work context, and addresses the gains and limitations of intersectional approaches.

Keywords: Harmful Practices; FGM; Honour-Based Violence; Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035324453
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