The Intersectionality Frame: #SayHerName and Exposing the Overlapping Double Discrimination of Racism and Sexism

Emerald M. Archer ()
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Emerald M. Archer: Mount Saint Mary’s University

Chapter Chapter 23 in Leading With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 2022, pp 381-393 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland and Atatiana Jefferson were all victims of state-sanctioned violence, shot by police in their own homes or dying in police custody. Their names are far less familiar than George Floyd, Eric Garner, or Rayshard Brooks. With the critical work of Kimberlé Crenshaw, we have the appropriate frame in which to understand why violence against women goes under-reported. Many social justice problems are overlapping, creating multiple levels of injustice for vulnerable groups. The #SayHerName campaign has worked to center Black women’s experiences with police, making these women visible and including them in the larger conversation of racial injustice. Crenshaw’s term ‘intersectionality,’ its ability to shine light on the overlapping nature of sexism and racism, makes discernable this vulnerability for African American women and all women of color. Intersectional feminism has shown how leaders irrespective of industry can be more attuned to this double discrimination in their communities.

Keywords: Violence; #SayHerName; Intersectional feminism; Vulnerability; Discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95652-3_23

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