She Coined the Term ‘Intersectionality’ Over 30 Years Ago. Here’s What It Means to Her Today

In this article, Crenshaw explains that intersectionality is not a means to create demonized images of white men in society, but a lens to address the erasures of people at the margins of multiple systematic power dynamics, and therefore face compacted levels of oppression. In this article, Crenshaw also explains that social lenses regarding oppression are often limited to centering the most privileged at the center, even within democratic governmental policies within the United States.