Understanding Intersectionality and Oppression in Feminism

Hoover Fellow, Elizabeth Elder, challenges the notion that voters engage with politics based on consistent policy preferences and, instead, shows that people make sense of politics through the lens of social group identities. Group factors such as race and gender provide citizens with emotional stakes and informational cues that guide their political decision-making, often leading to polarization. Elder explores how race strongly predicts public opinion and voting behavior, while gender, though