In this framework, for instance, discrimination against black women cannot be explained as a simple combination of misogyny and racism, but as something more complicated. Intersectionality opposes analytical systems that treat each axis of oppression in isolation. Activists use the framework to promote social and political egalitarianism. : 385 She describes how interlocking systems of power affect those who are most marginalized in society. The term intersectionality was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. Intersectional feminism aims to separate itself from white feminism by acknowledging women's differing experiences and identities. Intersectionality broadens the scope of the first and second waves of feminism, which largely focused on the experiences of women who were white, middle-class and cisgender, to include the different experiences of women of color, poor women, immigrant women, and other groups. These intersecting and overlapping social identities may be both empowering and oppressing. Examples of these factors include gender, caste, sex, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion, disability, weight, and physical appearance. Intersectionality identifies multiple factors of advantage and disadvantage. Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how a person's various social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege.
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