In much Western feminist discourse, there is a tendency to classify "third world" women as exploited and powerless victims. In Chandra Mohatny's essay “Under Western Eyes,” we learn that classifying the experiences of third world women as a homogeneous group is problematic in that it centralizes their experiences even though their histories, their oppressions and their interests are different. Third World women are a diverse group with different interests and struggles based on their colonial, political, racial and ethnic history. In an attempt to overcome the misrepresentation of third world women, third world feminist theory was developed. Although both Western and Third World feminist theories focus on women's issues, I would argue that Third World feminist theory uses an intersectional approach taking into account colonization, race, ethnicity, and gender. social class by locating and contextualizing concepts such as reproduction, marriage, family, patriarchy and culture. the division of labor. Intersectionality is important in the analysis of women's issues in Third World feminist theory as it reveals the nested hierarchies of identity, which classify each woman's experiences. For example, by saying that women are oppressed because of their gender, we do not take into account intersectionality when analyzing women's oppression. If we say that women's oppression depends not only on their gender, but also on their race, class and historical contexts, then we apply the theory of intersectionality to analyze the issue of women's oppression. women. Western feminist discourses on Third World women categorize Third World women as a homogeneous group, regardless of the diversity of their struggles against racism, sexism and colonialism....... middle of paper ......their Western counterparts. Although postcolonial feminism has intensified the fragmentation of feminism, it has opened up areas and topics of research that provide a better picture of the lives of women around the world. To understand the characteristics of third world feminism, the principles mentioned above are crucial. Third world feminism focuses on the uniqueness, diversity, and differences among third world women. The emergence of Third World feminism was important in avoiding misrepresentations and misconceptions that Third World women would classify them as a unitary group. To find solutions to the problems that third world women face, an accurate understanding and representation of the histories, struggles, experiences and interests of third world women is necessary, which could be possible through the writings, theories and discourse of third world feminism..