Translating the feminist theory of intersectionality into gender analytical frameworks for gender and development

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5117510
AutoresKuntala Lahiri‐dutt (0000-0003-1336-1422, Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific, Australia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen26
Número2
Páginas446-467
Fecha de publicación2025-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFeminist Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1464-7001 • E-ISSN: 1741-2773
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14647001241276185
OpenAlexW4402570731
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas61

The growing popularity of intersectionality theory, the critiques levelled against it and its use in gender and development (GAD) warrant a critical reflection by feminists, especially those working with less affluent women. This article examines the stretching of intersectionality in GAD research, policymaking and practice, and shows how it has been depoliticised into becoming a 'catch-all' term that can be used by all feminists as a shorthand for explaining differences within the category of 'women'. The particular focus here is on the gender analytical frameworks that are generally based on a binary understanding of gender and used in the development industry, generally by liberal feminists. Finally, and as a corrective, the article explores the possibilities of an 'intersectionality-informed' approach to gender analyses

Binary opposition · Development theory · Epistemology · Feminism · Feminist theory · Gender analysis · Intersectionality · Political science · Popularity · Sociology · Warrant · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology