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‘Doing’ or ‘using’ intersectionality? Opportunities and challenges in incorporating intersectionality into knowledge translation theory and practice
- Source :
- International Journal for Equity in Health, International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Intersectionality is a widely adopted theoretical orientation in the field of women and gender studies. Intersectionality comes from the work of black feminist scholars and activists. Intersectionality argues identities such as gender, race, sexuality, and other markers of difference intersect and reflect large social structures of oppression and privilege, such as sexism, racism, and heteronormativity. The reach of intersectionality now extends to the fields of public health and knowledge translation. Knowledge translation (KT) is a field of study and practice that aims to synthesize and evaluate research into an evidence base and move that evidence into health care practice. There have been increasing calls to bring gender and other social issues into the field of KT. Yet, as scholars outline, there are few guidelines for incorporating the principles of intersectionality into empirical research. An interdisciplinary, team-based, national health research project in Canada aimed to bring an intersectional lens to the field of knowledge translation. This paper reports on key moments and resulting tensions we experienced through the project, which reflect debates in intersectionality: discomfort with social justice, disciplinary divides, and tokenism. We consider how our project advances intersectionality practice and suggests recommendations for using intersectionality in health research contexts. We argue that while we encountered many challenges, our process and the resulting co-created tools can serve as a valuable starting point and example of how intersectionality can transform fields and practices.
- Subjects :
- Intersectionality
Feminist theory
Interdisciplinary Research
Tokenism
Feminism
Translational Research, Biomedical
03 medical and health sciences
Racism
0302 clinical medicine
Empirical research
5. Gender equality
Social Justice
Knowledge translation
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
10. No inequality
Intersectoral Collaboration
Health Equity
030503 health policy & services
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Gender studies
Black or African American
Femininity
Commentary
Female
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
0305 other medical science
Heteronormativity
Discipline
Privilege (social inequality)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14759276
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....916d38029c348d542563b1d739e3e9a4