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Intersecting Inequalities:

A co-produced activity to foster discussions on ageing through the lens of intersectionality​

 

Team: Dr Helena M Constante (PI), Dr Rashida Bibi, Dr Joanne Britton, Prof Majella Kilkey (All Co-Is), University of Sheffield​

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Funder: The original project (​March-July, 2025) was funded by the University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Social Science Discretionary Fund (Higher Education Innovation Fund from Research England) and by the ESRC ‘Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing’ project (ethnicityandunequalageing.ac.uk - PI Prof Majella Kilkey; Reference: ES/W012383/1).

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​Summary: Intersecting Inequalities is a scenario-based activity designed to facilitate deeper, more inclusive conversations about ageing through the lens of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989). It builds on the animated resource (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQMuRT3mMM), which showcases how different identities (for example, one’s ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, education) impact one another to affect the way people experience ageing in our society. It recognises that as we age, we have different challenges and opportunities, and that older people are not a homogenous group. Their experiences of inclusion and exclusion in later life are shaped by not only individual behaviours but, more importantly, due to expressions of how their intersecting identities interact with power structures that are in place where they live throughout their lifecourse.​​​

We provide examples of scenarios that you can use, as well as questions/prompt cards that you can print to conduct the activity. To use this scenario-based activity:

  • If you are printing the activity with a professional printing service, we suggest printing this 3MM bleed version here

  • ​You can also download the web version here or a version without the 3mm bleed here. ​​​

Supported by interpreters, the activity was co-produced with older racially minoritised groups in Rotherham and Sheffield, community researchers, community organisations Co-Investigators SADACCA (sadacca.co.uk), and REMA (rema-online.org.uk), and academics. These are Dr Daniel Holman, Prof Alan Walker, Dr Lois Orton, Dr Aneta Piekut (The University of Sheffield), Prof Mark Green (The University of Liverpool), Dr Zanib Rasool, Mohammed Ismaiel, Saraya Begum, Oluwatoyin Allen, Shahnaz Din, Claudette McCoy, Clinton McCoy, Muetesim Ahmed, Adam Yusuf (ISRAAC), Olivier Tselmo (SADACCA), Azizzum Akhtar (REMA). The artwork was co-produced with Nifty Fox Creative (niftyfoxcreative.com).​​

Please cite as: Constante HM, Bibi R, Britton J, Kilkey M. (2025). Intersecting inequalities: A co-produced activity to foster discussions on ageing through the lens of intersectionality. University of Sheffield. Access via helenaconstante.com/projects

 

Please let us know that you used the activity by tagging Dr Helena M. Constante in your LinkedIn posts: linkedin.com/in/helena-m-constante

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