The basis of this view is rooted in the denial of the universality of
women's experience. The experience of women living in third world countries
(colonies / former colonies) is different from women with first world
backgrounds. Third-world women bear the heavier burden of repression because in
addition to experiencing gender-based oppression, they also experience
oppression between nations, tribes, races and religions.
The dimension of colonialism became the main focus of postcolonial
feminism which essentially challenged colonialism, both physical, knowledge,
values, perspectives, and community mentality. Beverley Lindsay in her book
Comparative Perspectives on Third World Women: The Impact of Race, Sex, and
Class states, "dependency relationships based on race, sex, and class are
being perpetuated by economic, social and educational institutions."
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