Intersectionality in practice, women’s empowerment projects: a How-To Guide

Because identities are diverse and discriminations are multiple and intersectional, academics and policy-makers have been progressively bringing intersectional approaches to the agenda – giving space for the experiences of those facing discrimination based on age, (dis)ability, ethnicity, gender identities among other factors. Still, the effective use of intersectionality in projects implemented by women-led civil society organizations has shown to be challenging, due to the lack of practical guidance. Therefore projects targeting women with disabilities lack efficiency by considering them as an homogeneous group, overlooking their diversities. And efforts to improve economic empowerment of women overlook disability as a key discrimination factor. Our event will present the How-to guide: Intersectionality in practice, co-developed by MIW and partner organizations. IFA Nigeria and COVAW Kenya shall illustrate how the guide helped them analyze the realities of women with and without disabilities in their diversities and inform programming in economic empowerment using an intersectional lens.