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Structural Gendered Racism Revealed in Pandemic Times

Intersectional Approaches to Understanding Race and Gender Health Inequities in Covid-19

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ID2368304
AuthorsW N L Pirtle (0000-0002-5357-8629, University of California, Merced, corresponding author), Tashelle Wright (0000-0002-8156-112X, University of California, Merced)
Year2021
Volume35
Issue2
Pages168-179
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/08912432211001302
OpenAlexW3135899172
LanguageEN
Citations received116
References cited17

The pandemic reveals; the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought the historically rooted inequities of our society to the forefront. We argue that an intersectional analysis is needed to further help peel back the veil that the pandemic has begun to reveal. We identify structural gendered racism-the totality of interconnectedness between structural racism and structural sexism in shaping race and gender inequities-as a root cause of health problems among Black women and other women of color, which has been amplified during the pandemic. We show that women of color occupy disadvantaged positions within households, occupations, and health care institutions, and therefore face heightened risk for COVID-19 and lowered resources for mitigating the impact of the deadly virus. Intersectional analyses and solutions must be centered to also reveal, we hope, a new way forward

Disadvantaged · Health care · Health equity · Intersectionality · Pandemic · Political science · Racism · Social science · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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