Doing Intersectionality: Repertoires of Feminist Practices in France and Canada

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Title
Doing Intersectionality: Repertoires of Feminist Practices in France and Canada
Journal
Gender and Society
Author(s)
Lépinard E.
ISSN
0891-2432
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
28
Number
6
Pages
877-903
Language
english
Abstract
Intersectionality has been adopted as the preferred term to refer to and to analyze multiple 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 intersectionality 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 intersection of several axes of domination. I propose a typology of four repertoires that activists
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 organizations understand intersectionality and its challenges. The identity of organizations, as
well as their main function (advocacy or providing service), also shape their understanding of intersectional issues.
Keywords
women's movements, minority women, inclusion, recognition, intersectional theory
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