Doing intersectionality: repertoires of Feminist Practices in

intersectionality has been adopted as the preferred term to refer to and to analyze mul-tiple axes of oppression in feminist theory. However, less research examines if this term, and the political analyses it carries, has been adopted by women’s rights organizations in various contexts and to what effect. drawing on interviews with activists working in a variety of women’s rights organizations in France and Canada, i show that intersec-tionality is only one of the repertoires that a women’s rights organization might use to analyze the social experience and the political interests of women situated at the inter-section of several axes of domination. i propose a typology of four repertoires that activ-ists use to reflect on intersectionality and inclusiveness. drawing on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the interview data, i show that hegemonic repertoires about racial or religious identity in one national context shape the way activists and organiza-tions understand intersectionality and its challenges. The identity of organizations, as well as their main function (advocacy or providing service), also shape their under-standing of intersectional issues