The Complexities and Potential of Theorizing Gender, Caste, Race, and Class
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Feminist Economics
- Vol. 8 (2), 3-17
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1354570022000019038
Abstract
Most economists have not yet grappled with the demands of intersectional scholarship, which recognizes the intertwined nature of gender, race, class, caste and other influences on the economic situation of individuals and groups. Among economists, feminist economists may have made the most progress and be best positioned to break further ground, though we can do better and much remains to be done. This article synthesizes the case for intersectional work, reviews the state of the economic literature, describes the contributions of the articles in this special issue of Feminist Economics on "gender, color, caste and class," and sketches directions for the future.Keywords
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