Explain Why Examining Women's Experiences Through Only a Gender Lens

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Essay

Explain why examining women's experiences through only a gender lens is insufficient for understanding the lives of all women.In other words,explain why it is important to take an intersectional perspective when studying the psychology of women and gender.Provide an example of how two women with the same race but different sexual orientations may have different lived experiences and/or have experienced different forms of bias.

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Definitions:

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