Epistemic Justice in the Supply Chain

Sor Juana fought against the systematic silencing of women's intellectual voices—their experiences and knowledge dismissed as irrelevant. This parallels how contemporary supply chains silence the voices of workers, farmers, and affected communities. Epistemic justice in consumption means actively seeking and crediting the testimony of those producing goods: their working conditions, their needs, their knowledge about sustainability and fair practice. Ethical consumption requires moving beyond abstract principles to hear actual human voices. Sor Juana's insistence on women's intellectual authority models this: those most affected by systems deserve authority over the conversation about those systems. The garment worker in Bangladesh, the cocoa farmer in Côte d'Ivoire—their knowledge about their conditions must be centered, not filtered through corporate reports or marketing claims.