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Why Intersectionality is Important

Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)

03-Jul-23 14:00

Why Intersectionality is Important

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).


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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

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Categories:  Law/Activismpersonal development

Tags:  intersectionalitysocial justiceactivismequalitypolicymakingequity





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