Marginalized Voices, Entangled Identities

This chapter employs an intersectional framework to study power dynamics in the Global South, highlighting the accumulative oppression faced by Black women in the US and Dalit women in India. It examines how gender interacts with race and caste, impacting socio-economic and political outcomes. There is an urgent need for this intersectional analysis since dominant feminist narratives tend to generalize women&s;s experiences, neglecting context-specific challenges faced by marginalized groups. Relying on a mixed-method approach that combines qualitative feminist literature along with quantitative secondary data, the study exposes parallel patterns of discrimination in education, employment, and political participation despite distinct socio-political realities. This comparative study emphasizes how global hierarchies of caste, race, and gender systematically relegate Black and Dalit women to the lowest rungs of power. Combining feminist theory with empirical evidence, the chapter demonstrates how intersectionality reveals complex power relationships and advocates a transformative, context-specific policy aimed at equitable access to education, fair employment, and meaningful political participation for Black and Dalit women.