Intersectionality and identity: Revisiting a wrinkle in Title VII
BA Areheart - Geo. Mason UCRLJ, 2006 - HeinOnline
In DeGraffenreid v. General Motors Assembly Division,'a group of black female employees
sued General Motors (" GM") under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, claiming that GM's
seniority system was discriminatory towards black women. 2 They alleged that the
discrimination they encountered as black women was a combination of race-and sex-based
discrimination. 3 In other words, the identity for which they sought protection lay at the
intersection of two legally-protected categories: race and sex. The court stated these women …
sued General Motors (" GM") under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, claiming that GM's
seniority system was discriminatory towards black women. 2 They alleged that the
discrimination they encountered as black women was a combination of race-and sex-based
discrimination. 3 In other words, the identity for which they sought protection lay at the
intersection of two legally-protected categories: race and sex. The court stated these women …
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