Feminism And Oppression

In this week’s readings, the authors emphasize the importance of using an intersectional framework in critiquing systems of oppression. This approach is exemplified in the resistance Asian Canadian women showed in the 1970s and 80s (Li, 55). In the height of Western white feminism in the 1950s and 60s, many Asian Canadians felt like their experiences were not represented since it only focused on women’s rights (Li, 54). These women’s rights that white feminists advocated for erases the role imperialism, colonialism and racism plays in the oppression of racialized women. For racialized women to achieve their liberation, the multiple forms oppression that are imposed on them should be eradicated and put at the forefront of the feminist agenda