Dana S. Dunn
Gender inequality in education and employment in the scheduled castes and tribes of India
The University of Texas at Arlington
complex stratification systems india give rise multiplicity social categories often obscure relative status women men within disadvantaged segments population focus study situation women scheduled castes tribes groups referred weaker sections people granted special safeguards concessions indian constitution women underprivileged groups doubly disadvantaged minority group status interacts indias patriarchal culture produce deplorable living conditions drawing ethnographic statistical sources paper presents descriptive profile scheduled caste tribe womens status indian society using indian census data study documents extreme degrees gender inequality among scheduled groups findings indicate relative men women groups far limited access educational employment resources research also suggests socioeconomic development serves reduce disadvantage scheduled group women relative men among scheduled groups considered developed according standard indicators findings indicate less gender inequality education employment