{"id":358,"date":"2021-03-03T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sexual-respect-initiative\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:36:02","slug":"intersectionality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sexual-respect-initiative\/public-health-approach\/intersectionality\/","title":{"rendered":"Intersectionality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder -->\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__gettoknow site-panel__get_to_know panel panel-get_to_know site-panel-shape-bbc--navy-blue-light site-section__content site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--white  layout--1-col\"\n\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--white  layout--1-col\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-content stat-count-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-intro u-bc-grey-light t-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-bg u-fc-grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sexual-respect-initiative\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-b.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-intro site-panel__gettoknow-desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-livetext>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Systems of oppression give greater social power to some people over others based on race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and other aspects of identity. Working towards a future without sexual violence means that advocates, survivors, and communities need to respond to a complex and layered reality that centers the needs of those survivors most marginalized, silenced, and unseen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; California Coalition Against Sexual Assault<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>INTERSECTIONALITY AS A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE<\/h2>\n<p>We know that\u00a0<strong>people of all genders can perpetrate or experience sexual violence<\/strong>, and people of all genders deserve to be believed and supported in their healing journeys. We also know that\u00a0<strong>viewing sexual violence through a gendered lens allows us to see patterns that help us address the root cause of it<\/strong>. More specifically, the majority of people committing acts of sexual violence are men and the majority of people experiencing it are women.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Beyond a gendered lens,\u00a0<strong>intersectionality<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>helps us understand the patterns of sexual violence<\/strong>\u00a0even more clearly. It illuminates the reality that those who live at the intersections of multiple marginalized identities\u2014like Indigenous women, women living with disabilities, or trans people of colour\u2014experience sexual violence at higher rates.<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0For example, women living with disabilities experience two times the amount of violence as women living without disabilities. Women living with disabilities who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, experience two times the amount of violence as women living with disabilities who identify as straight.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intersectionality also allows us to understand the barriers that people face<\/strong>\u00a0when choosing to disclose or report their experiences of sexual violence. For example, Black women are less likely to report their experiences of sexual violence out of fear of not being believed or not having access to culturally competent resources,<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0and men convicted of raping a white woman face harsher penalties than men convicted of raping a Black woman.<sup>6<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__bg--white site-panel__imgtxt-img-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-video\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\"><div class=\"wp-embed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video 1: Connecting the Dots\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0-hgvf3XSA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Consent and Sexual Respect Initiative is committed to supporting our BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community. We hope to foster a more complete understanding of sexual violence prevention in connection with anti-racism and LGBTQIA+ equity. Sexual violence disproportionally impacts BIWOC and LGBTQIA+ communities, and one of our goals is to promote awareness of this reality and offer additional support services for these vulnerable populations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t   \tclass=\"cta\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p0-hgvf3XSA&#038;feature=emb_logo\"\n\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tSexual Violence Prevention is Anti-Racism Work\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters  site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"phyramid of violcence\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sexual-respect-initiative\/files\/2021\/03\/phyramid-of-violcence-e1615848422939-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sexual-respect-initiative\/files\/2021\/03\/phyramid-of-violcence-e1615848422939-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sexual-respect-initiative\/files\/2021\/03\/phyramid-of-violcence-e1615848422939-820x600.jpg 820w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"racial-sexual-violence-pyramid\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Racial &amp; Sexual Violence Pyramid<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p>This graphic depicts the connection and overlap between racial and sexual violence. Attitudes and beliefs are the foundation that continues to uphold both individual acts of prejudice, and institutional and systemic discrimination, that contribute to violence and death. This is not an exhaustive list of examples but is a starting point to help others understand the connection.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t   \tclass=\"cta\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/pcar.org\/resource\/racial-sexual-violence-pyramid\"\n\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tOriginal image here\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"references\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">References<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>1<\/sup>Crenshaw, Kimberle (1989) \u201cDemarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiractist Politics,\u201d\u00a0<em>University of Chicago Legal Forum<\/em>: Vol. 1989: Iss. 1, Article 8. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/uclf\/vol1989\/iss1\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/uclf\/vol1989\/iss1\/8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Benoit, C., Shumka, L., Philips, R., Kennedy, M. C., Belle-Siel, L. (2015, December).\u00a0<em>Issue brief: Sexual violence against women in Canada<\/em>. Status of Women Canada.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cfc-swc.gc.ca\/svawc-vcsfc\/index-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/cfc-swc.gc.ca\/svawc-vcsfc\/index-en.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>3<\/sup>Status of Women Canada (2020, October 10).\u00a0<em>About Gender-Based Violence<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cfc-swc.gc.ca\/violence\/knowledge-connaissance\/about-apropos-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/cfc-swc.gc.ca\/violence\/knowledge-connaissance\/about-apropos-en.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>4<\/sup>VAW Learning Network (2019, January).\u00a0<em>Issue 27: Women with disabilities and D\/deaf women, housing, and violence<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vawlearningnetwork.ca\/our-work\/issuebased_newsletters\/issue-27\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.vawlearningnetwork.ca\/our-work\/issuebased_newsletters\/issue-27\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>5<\/sup>RAINN (2020, June 19).\u00a0<em>For many Black survivors, reporting raises complicated issues<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/news\/many-black-survivors-reporting-raises-complicated-issues\">https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/news\/many-black-survivors-reporting-raises-complicated-issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>6<\/sup>Tillman, S., Bryant-Davis, T., Smith, K., &amp; Marks, A. 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