Intersectionality is one of the ideas that helps us realize that each of us is crossed by different markers, which operate in combined ways. [Infoescola]
It is the study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination. [Kimberlé Crenshaw]
Intersectionality thus focuses on multiple systems of oppression, but in particular: race, gender, and class. Others could be added, since we live in a world where social structures are marked by the presence of homophobia and ableism, for example.
In this video, we talk more about the subject with the contribution of some of the women on our team: Carolina Paiva, Jussara Rocha and Lucila Egydio. Check it out below: