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7.9.15 | Madhuri Sathish
One of the most important things about feminism is that it needs to be intersectional — that is, it needs to take into consideration how race, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, immigration status, and other axes of identity impact women and inform their lived experiences. Intersectional feminism also recognizes that many important current events and issues, like the fight for a $15 minimum wage and the prison-industrial complex, are also feminist issues.
Women are consistently on the front lines of movements for social change. Pride Month was started by transgender women, and the fight for a higher minimum wage in the fast food industry is spearheaded in part by working mothers. Intersectional feminism takes a detailed look at issues like this, and is inclusive of different women’s experiences. Feminism must obviously tackle reproductive justice, income inequality, body positivity, and so forth, but those are not the only struggles with which feminists need to grapple. Feminism intersects with so many other movements — undocumented workers’ rights, mass incarceration, and police brutality are just a few examples — and we need to take a look at current events and social movements that should be on every feminist’s radar right now.
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3. Affirmative Consent Education In California High Schools
Senate Bill 695 recently passed through the California Assembly Education Committee, and it aims to educate California high school students on healthy relationships and to prevent sexual assault. Last fall, California passed a “yes means yes” bill for its colleges and universities, and now its high schools are poised to implement a requirement that, among other things, would involve health classes teaching students about affirmative consent.
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