Creator: Özge Savaş
Duration: 1 – 2 class periods
Published: Summer 2020
Overview
In this lesson, students will learn about interlocking oppressions that multiply shape women’s experiences and understand how women build coalitions across differences in the United States and globally through small and large group in-class discussions and an assignment to be completed outside the classroom.
Keywords: Intersectionality, Coalition-Building, Shifting the Center, Centering Difference, Either/Or Thinking, Solidarity, Interlocking Oppressions, Hegemonic Femininity, Race and Gender, Disability and Gender, Class and Gender
Country sites: USA, India, Nicaragua
Learning Objectives
- Explain the multiplicity in women’s experiences by exploring and analyzing how these experiences are shaped by interlocking oppressions.
- Identify and interpret how women work across their differences for political and social change.
Resources
Activities
Activity One: Centering Difference This activity encourages students to ask the question: who is typically considered “a woman?” The goal is to have them question the different experiences women may have depending on their social locations based on identities they have in addition to being women. Duration: 25 minutes | Download Materials |
Activity Two: Similarities Across Difference in the U.S. This assignment encourages students to think about intersectionality critically, define the concept, apply their knowledge of the concept in interpreting a real-life example, and think about the concept’s application in various contexts globally. Duration: 18 minutes | Download Materials |
Assessment: Fighting Against Multiple Oppressions This assignment encourages students to think about intersectionality critically, define the concept, apply their knowledge of the concept in interpreting a real-life example, and think about the concept’s application in various contexts globally. | Download Materials |
