Black Feminism Flashcards
Brewer
Triple systems theory-class, race and gender combine to create multiple sources of inequality, black women suffer disadvantage because they are black, they are women and they are working class. Each of these inequalities reinforces and multiplies the other inequalities.
Abbott
Feminism is concentrated on womens experiences derived from white perspectives and priorities (ethnocentric). White feminists are allowed to speak on behalf of black women but black feminists are not allowed to speak on behalf of white women
Yuval Davies
black feminists say that white feminists fail to acknowledge the experiences of black women and the fact they are black and female means they are double disadvantaged and that feminism is ethnocentric
Connell
gender inequalities are caused by colonialism in developing countries, this is because gender inequalities in colonial times are rooted in current attitudes towards race. It would be wrong to base theories of gender on experiences of women in a minority such as women in the uk. It is important to develop feminist perspectives that challenge western feminism as the majority of inequality is found in the southern continents