Women's Rights Non-profit Organizations and Intersectionality by Michelle D'Costa https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw 1. Based on reading or video, what is intersectionality? (include if you did the reading or watched the video). 2. Do you think intersectionality is important in nonprofit organizations? Specifically, why might intersectionality be important for the area of nonprofits that your group is focusing on? 3. Think of the organization that you researched. Does it show intersectionality? In what ways is it succeeding and in what ways could it do better? 4. Respond to at least one person’s post who is in a different group and focusing on a different area of nonprofits than you. en-us 2021-02-20 22:23:37 UTC 2024-07-10 12:40:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Video Reaction daciabell https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1226873842 1.     Based on the video, my understanding of intersectionality is the compounded effect of race and gender. 
2.     I do believe that it is important for nonprofit organizations to have an understanding of intersectionality in order to properly address it’s effects. This understanding is also important for working with the target audience in a way that is respectful and impactful.
3.     The NPO that I researched does a great job at understanding the intersectionality of race, gender, and economic status and how these factors collectively affect their target audience. For instance, their emergency housing program seems to be catered to African American women with children, a very specific segment of the population with specialized needs.
]]> 2021-02-22 15:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1226873842 Response to Intersectionality Video/Women's Rights NGOs valerie207 https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1228038697 2021-02-22 18:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1228038697 Lesly Zouantcha https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1229228738 1. Intersectionality is when different forms of inequalities compound
2. Intersectionality is very important in Education focused nonprofits. A lot of issues in education have to do with achievement gap. A lot of students who fall on the bottom of that achievement gap are minority, low-income, low class students. So nonprofits who focus on education are always faced with intersectionality.
3.The nonprofit Equality Now shows intersectionality. This nonprofit advocates equality for women and girls. They are succeeding because they advocate for women of all color, gender, and religion. For example, they have a whole page dedicated to how the United Sates military had banned transgender woman from serving in the military in March.

]]> 2021-02-23 00:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1229228738 Article Reaction ogregory5 https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1229509125 1. Based on the article, I think that intersectionality is a way that we can look at identities and how they overlap and compound to cause inequality within society. 
2. I think intersectionality is extremely important, especially when looking at  nonprofits concerning reproductive rights. Looking at the compounding identities of women makes it more necessary to protect their reproductive rights, regardless of identity and place in society. 
3. I think the Center for Reproductive Rights definitely shows intersectionality, because it seeks to protect the reproductive rights of all women, regardless of other identities. They also seek to make reproductive healthcare available to all women, regardless of identity, socioeconomic status, and more. ]]> 2021-02-23 03:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1229509125 Group #1 Activity- Women's Rights emilyf1221 https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1230007037 2021-02-23 07:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1230007037 Article reaction gracecostaa https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1232080017 1. I read the article. From the article and my own previous knowledge, I have gathered that "intersectionality" is how different social categories (race, gender, body type, etc) intersect to create different forms and levels of oppression and privilege. 
2. Intersectionality is extremely important in NPOs. My group is focused on women's health, and this is an area where intersectionality matters a lot. Often, women are not taken as seriously when they go to the doctor with pain. On top of that, studies show that black women have significantly worse outcomes as compared to white women, especially when they are in labor and having a baby. Acknowledging and then actively combatting these differential and discriminatory outcomes is vital in achieving progress and change in women's health.
3. The NPO I researched in Save the Children. They are fantastic at understanding intersectionality and creating different programs for different people. They have programs for all people (men, women, boys, girls) and depending on where these people live, they adapt the programs to better address the needs of the individual. The recognize that, for example, they cannot create a blanket program to improve reproductive health for the whole world.]]> 2021-02-23 15:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1232080017 Group 1 activity salpert https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1233673160 1) Based on the reading, intersectionality is framework though which power and oppression can be compounded when individuals are a part of more than one oppressed group (eg being a black, lesbian, woman)
2) My group is focusing on women's rights, thus intersectionality is vitally important. For all individuals-- being a member of more than one oppressed group (like being Latinx, African American and/or LGBT) adds an additional burden that adds together. Therefore, it is critically important that when picking an NGO-- intersectionality is being considered as if the group the NGO is seeking to help is facing multiple oppressors, they may not be successful if we are only tackling one or two of them. 
3) The NGO I researched was Children's Miracle Network. CMN   tackles intersectionality by ensuring that all funds are going directly to local hospitals where they can decide where the funds should best be allocated. In doings so, CMN is ensuring that the hospital's have the ability to take into consideration their demographics-- including nationality, race, SES and more. For areas where many minority/ oppressed groups live-- CMN hospitals may allocate their funds differently to combat the burdens of oppression in that  area-- thus taking into consideration intersectionality. 

]]> 2021-02-23 20:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1233673160 Video Reaction justinzhang1700 https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1233810743 1. After watching the video, intersectionality is how one's identity overlaps into multiple different groups, such as race, gender, and religion, and how stereotypes of each group adds together to create a level of privilege or oppression for that one person.
2. I think intersectionality is very important for NPOs as representation should be one of the top priorities. My group is focusing on poverty so intersectionality is very important since different genders and races are affected disproportionally. In particular, black communities are hit harder by poverty than white communities.
3. The NPO I chose is Promundo, it is a global organization but mainly focuses on Latin America. They seek to teach young men and women about the consequences of rigid gender norms. They have two programs specifically made for men and women, Program H and Program M. I think they are doing well in terms of gender norms but they don't address much beyond that, there's not much pertaining to trans representation nor anything more than gender, like religion or socioeconomic standing.]]> 2021-02-23 21:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1233810743 Group #1 Activity - Video and Women's Environment and Development Organization mthompson1901 https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1233972775 1. Based on watching the video I define intersectionality as the way our multiple social identities impact our interaction with various social issues. 
2. Intersectionality is very important for nonprofit organizations because of their connection to social issues. Nonprofits have the potential to do a lot of good and if they don't take intersectionality into account they could miss out on helping whole demographic groups or specific issues that would benefit their mission. My group is focused on justice system/prison reform. Intersectionality is a crucial part of this issue, as the criminal justice system shows disparities based on race and socioeconomic status. Additionally, there is a lot of conflict around male privilege in the justice system concerning sexual assault. 
3. The nonprofit I selected is the Women's Environment and Development Organization, and I did see evidence that it acknowledges intersectionality by addressing the unequal impacts of economic hardship and climate change on women around the world. For example, women are more vulnerable to malnutrition and in some areas face increased walking distance to get water due to droughts.]]> 2021-02-23 22:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1233972775 Video Reaction asheikh_2010 https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234382091 Based on watching the video, intersectionality is the nuances within the construct of race, gender, socio-economic status, etc. I think it basically means that sometimes there are or can be a lot of different factors that contribute to compounding an already existing inequitable structure. Intersectionality is important for nonprofits because nonprofits serve to address certain inequalities within a society and in order to truly serve the society better, they need to understand that many factors overlap and contribute to those inequalities. For Justice Reform, it's especially important to incorporate intersectionality so that the issue of justice reform can be addressed and understood holistically and accurately. The organization that I chose for this activity is Equality Now. From researching them, I can tell that this organization definitely incorporates intersectionality. The organization focuses on many aspects of inequalities and practices which are affecting girls and women, so they understand that the issues facing girls/women from a broad point of view and work on many fronts to address those issues. Not just the work of this organization but also the team behind this organization comes from many different backgrounds and experiences. There is diversity within their board members and consultants equally.  I think this organization is succeeding in incorporating intersectionality within not just their organizational structure but in terms of the causes and projects they focus on so I can’t really say at this point how they can do better except to continue to work in this manner. ]]> 2021-02-24 01:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234382091 Women's Group Activity https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234429009 2021-02-24 02:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234429009 Bryony Hearn: Women's Group Activity https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234429341 2021-02-24 02:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234429341 Logan Booker: Women's Group Activity (Article Reaction) https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234522692 1. Intersectionality is the concept that all oppression is linked. The concept recognizes that people can be privileged in some ways and definitely not privileged in others. There are many different types of privilege that impact the way people can move through the world or are discriminated against, and these are all things you are born into, not things you earned.
2. I think intersectionality is incredibly important in any kind of NPO. Specifically for education centered NPOs, it is extremely important to always consider that students all come from different backgrounds. These differences in backgrounds effect student performance levels, student accessibility, student mental health, etc. Also, districting, school policy, and school revitalization are all directly impacted by intersectionality. Different communities need different kinds of schooling for any number of reasons (age, race, socioeconomic status, citizenship, etc.)
3. The NPO I chose was the International Center for Research on Women. I think this org is doing pretty good at recognizing and highlighting intersectionality. Because the operate on an international scale, they have many programs that are focused on women from all around the world who all come from different backgrounds. They host conferences and create multiple research briefs discussing disparities between women in various countries. They could improve by making some of this content slightly more accessible, because it did require me to do some digging on their website in order to find it. ]]> 2021-02-24 03:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234522692 Group Activity 1 wendrias https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234634312 Based on Kimberle Crenshaw's description in the video, intersectionality is the concept that identities overlap and compound. Crenshaw points out that identity is "not simply a self-contained unit," but more nuanced. 

Intersectionality is very important in nonprofits. The impact of social, environmental, policy, and other issues often affect marginalized people first and foremost. Communities/individuals at the  intersection of various marginalized identities are affected most of all. I believe that in order to address an issue fully, those who are affected  most need to receive support proportionate to their struggles.

I researched the Center of Reproductive Rights. An example of intersectionality was shown right on their front page. There was an article exploring Black women's mortality rates during birth and a new law that was put in place to address it. It seems that the organization is doing well in incorporating the specific concerns of various identities in their work, ranging from racial minorities to women who don't have access to reproductive health services globally. ]]> 2021-02-24 04:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mdcosta3/nzbasee40iz3fqlw/wish/1234634312