ABSTRACT
Intersectional feminism examines the interactive effects of systems of power and forms of oppression on people’s lives. It also examines the complex ways that gender, race, ethnicity, class, caste, citizenship status, sexuality, ability and other identities interact to shape people’s realities. Critical praxis occurs when people apply intersectional analysis to their own lives in order to guide practice. This chapter first discusses the development of intersectional feminism out of Black feminist theorizing. It then evaluates the degree to which feminist economists have incorporated intersectional analysis into their research. The chapter suggests pathways for feminist economists to reorient their research in accordance with intersectional theory and praxis. It discusses two ways that feminist economists can incorporate intersectional feminist understandings of race as both critical theory and praxis into their research to counter the omission of race within feminist economic analysis. Intersectionality involves analyzing disparities and relative position as well as historical factors and current practices that sustain inequities overtime.
