That religious, gender and caste minorities in India are discriminated against, particularly in the labour market, is accepted knowledge. However, until now, there have been few efforts to quantify this discrimination. https://thewire.in/rights/oxfam-india-discrimination-report-labour-market
The 2022 edition of Oxfam’s India Discrimination Report attempts to quantify the discrimination faced by caste minorities (members of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities), religious minorities (in this case, Muslims) and gender minorities (women) – and the results are alarming.
The Oxfam report finds that gender discrimination in India is “almost total” when it comes to finding regular employment in urban areas; and for rural areas in this regard, we can drop the ‘almost’.
Further, for members of the SC/ST community, discrimination is quite low in urban areas, but in rural India, the figures are much higher.
15/09/2022
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India Discrimination Report | 8 Things You Need To Know https://www.oxfamindia.org/blog/india-discrimination-report-8-things-you-need-know#:~:text=The%20report%20finds%20that%20discrimination,(LFPR)%20in%20the%20country.
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