Intersectionality is a term that you might have heard recently and wondered what it means and whether it has anything to do with the early years. It is, principally, a notion that looks at how identity shapes your life.
Gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, age, socio-economic background and dis/ability are all commonly accepted as factors that will strongly influence your experience of everyday life. These identities, often referred to as identity markers, significantly determine the extent to which a person is advantaged or disadvantaged. Marginalised groups can have greater difficulty navigating social systems and institutions, such as schools, housing and health services.
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. What, however, is not so well-known or understood when it comes to thinking about equality is this more complex notion of intersectionality or intersectional feminism.
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