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intersectionality

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Analytical tool for studying, understanding and responding to the ways in which sex and gender intersect with other personal characteristics/identities, and how these intersections contribute to unique experiences of discrimination.

See also: intersectional discrimination, multiple discrimination

Additional notes and information

Sources

Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (2009). Glossary of Gender-Related Terms. Available at: http://www.intergroupresources.com/rc/Intersectionality%20-%20a%20Tool%2...

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Related term:
intersectional discrimination
Broader term:
civil society
Narrower term:
compounded stereotypes, disadvantaged groups, diversity, marginalized groups
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1263
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Society

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.