Let’s Practice Intersectional Feminism
Breaking the gender norms we have literally been taught since birth takes practice. We have internalized much of what society says is feminine and sometimes it may be difficult to recognize when we are playing a role instead of being ourselves. The term “intersectionality,” created by Kimberlé Crenshaw, executive director of the African American Policy Forum, noted that while the phrase was originally intended with black women in mind, it’s open to all people who are fighting more than just gender discrimination — people with disabilities, the LGBT community, transgender women, and women within immigration movements.
Here’s what we’re doing today:
For those of us who are parents, mentors and/or teachers we can begin to instill feminist ideals in our youth at an earlier age so that they realize that their gender does not define who they are or who they have to be. Read and share Romper’s article: How To Raise Your Daughter with Intersectional Feminism or Ravishly’s: 5 Ways I Practice Intersectional Feminist Parenting to social media using #our100days or provide a tip for how to be an intersectional feminist on social media using #our100days.
Sample Tweets:
You can raise your child to be an intersectional feminist by _____.#our100days
I teach my child to be an intersectional feminist by _____. #our100days
Read @romper’s article: How to Raise Your Daughter with Intersectional Feminism bit.ly/2lPhf7T #our100days
Read @ravishlydotcom’s article: 5 Ways I Practice Intersectional Feminist Parenting bit.ly/2nJv5w8 #our100days
