Applying Intersectionality in Policy and Practice: Unseating the Dominance of Gender in Responding to Social Inequalities

Researchers, policymakers and practitioners have long struggled with how to apply the Black feminist theory of intersectionality. While term intersectionality is commonly appropriated by white feminism, first, most difficult, step operationalising unseat dominance a unitary gender lens – or any other hierarchy for understanding social inequalities. In an intersectional approach, relevant entry points target groups are context-specific based on empirical evidence where greatest intersecting inequalities lie. This article will consider understand intersectionality, it can be applied in policy practice. I argue that (1) addressing needs interests those who marginalised, within context (2) cross-cutting issues affecting differently marginalised groups, effective way mitigate