Applying the lens of intersectionality to UK equal opportunities and diversity policies

Bagilhole, Barbara

doi:10.1002/cjas.167

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“…It recognizes the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, etc. which tends to be ignored across Western feminist perspectives (Bagilhole, 2010;Holvino, 2008). Postcolonial feminism offers a powerful lens through which we can study gendered space of oppression by "investigating how Western constructions may reduce women to silence, either by replacing flexible gender systems with rigid and dualistic ones or by reinforcing non-Western patriarchal systems" (Dube, 2002, p. 115).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Golnaraghi

Mills²

2013

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between neo‐colonialist discourse and Quebec's proposed Bill 94 aimed at restricting the public activities of niqab and veil‐wearing Muslim women.Design/methodology/approachDrawing upon postcolonial feminist frames, this study critically analyzes the discourses of Muslim women and Western elites that serve to construct the niqab and veil‐wearing Muslim women. Using critical discourse analysis of digital and print media articles from 1994 to 2010, the authors trace the discursive character of the Muslim woman related to Bill 94 which proposes the banning of religious face coverings when seeking public services in the Province of Quebec, Canada.FindingsThis paper develops a postcolonial understanding of the discursive conditions that constitute the social environment in which Muslim women are required to operate in Quebec and the advent of Bill 94. The authors contend that the discourses in the construction of Muslim women have mutated over time towards Western cultural hegemony and paternalism, and, in the process, Muslim women have been constructed as oppressed, in need of saving, and at the same time not to be trusted.Research limitations/implicationsThe account of events in this paper offer an alternative lens in privileging some of the embedded beliefs and values behind dominant cultural accounts of Quebec in relation to Muslim women and Bill 94. Future scholars may wish to extend this study through examining discourses of secular, veil and niqab‐wearing Muslim women; newcomers, those living in Canada for a longer period and those born in Canada; as well as those from different countries of origin. Another area of research that is ripe for exploration is workplace experiences of Muslim women in Canada. Additionally, examination of overt and subtle discrimination faced by Muslim women would provide important insights into employment equity and human rights.Originality/valueThis paper presents a close look at public discourses around the niqab and Muslim women in Canada, demonstrating the persistence of colonial dynamics and mindsets influencing how issues regarding minority groups are evaluated today.

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Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Golnaraghi

Mills²

2013

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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“…More recently, Reference [13] has described intersectionality as "the acknowledgement that the social differentiations of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and age do not create homogenous groups." She goes on to state that it "has now become clear that there is no longer, if ever, a uniform story of blanket disadvantage for any of these groups.…”

Section: Intersectionality Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…She goes on to state that it "has now become clear that there is no longer, if ever, a uniform story of blanket disadvantage for any of these groups. Therefore, it is timely to acknowledge, confront, and deal with the actual problems of separate and relative deprivation, and sometimes conflicting experiences and interests, both between different categories of disadvantage and even within these categories themselves" [13].…”

Section: Intersectionality Theorymentioning

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“…Nonetheless, "despite the emergence of intersectionality as a major paradigm of research", there has been relatively little methodological consideration of how to study [14] or "operationalize" [13] intersectionality. Reference [14] attempts to deal with the methodological issues by outlining three approaches according to "their stance towards categories" (e.g., race, gender, and ethnicity).…”

Section: Intersectionality Theorymentioning

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“…In the process, according to Reference [14], it fails to take into account issues of categorization as lived experience and the possibility of identity and voice in a research process that locates subjectivity in multiple identities/voices. A second form of approach is one that focuses on "intracategorical complexity" that "acknowledges the stable and even durable relationships that social categories represent at any given point" [14] and draws on broadly established notions of gender, race, ethnicity, and so on to "identify a previously invisible group and reveal the complex nature of its members' daily lived experiences" [13]. The "primary subject of analysis is typically either a single social group at a neglected point of intersection of multiple master categories or a particular social setting or ideological construction, or both" [14].…”

Section: Intersectionality Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Applying the lens of intersectionality to UK equal opportunities and diversity policies

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Analysis of the Role of Sport in the Management Textbook: A Study of Sports Images in Organizational Behavious Textbooks from 1992 to 2011

Ranking LGBT inclusion: Diversity ranking systems as institutional archetypes

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