intersectional feminism

[in-ter-sek-shuh-nl fem-uh-niz-uhm]

noun

1. a movement recognizing that barriers to gender equality vary according to other aspects of a woman’s identity, including age, race, ethnicity, class, and religion, and striving to address a diverse spectrum of women’s issues.

   Infighting between white feminists and proponents of intersectional feminism came to a head at the rally.

Other Word Forms

• intersectional feminist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of intersectional feminism¹

First recorded in 1990–95