Shrestha, East West Center/University of Hawai’i at Manoa Hari Katuwal, University of New Mexico Session 2A: Religion, Gender …

This paper focuses on social cleavages based on class , caste,religion and ethnicity in India. It examines the … ethnicity help to mutually reinforce one another. It presents Indian evidences in order to demonstrate the link between social …

Evidence is presented to show that shared codes, religious beliefs, ethnicity - cultural proximity - between lenders … data on the religion and caste of bank officers and borrowers from a bank in India, and a rotation policy that induces …

, discrimination against daughters, is to be addressed. Clearly, it is not only about implementing the PCPNDT Act but also the various … laws that can indeed play a central role in moulding the process of social change to eventually eliminate discrimination … discrimination or keep it intact. The lack of implementation of laws, their faulty or at times discriminatory provisions or the …

Institutions (HEIs) are well placed to reflect on, become sensitized to and oppose all forms of discrimination and harassment …

discrimination. The paper highlights that low prevalence levels are underestimated due to the existing legal and policy framework …

inequalities and entrenched discrimination in work and in life. The economic and social contributions made by women in the family … gender discrimination and promote equality for working men and women through legislation and social and economic policies to …

national census survey to investigate discrimination in urban labour markets against rural migrants, by comparing their … differences in their status in the Chinese residential registration system (hukou) we find no earnings discrimination against …

In this paper, a methodology to measure discrimination in educational contexts is illustrated. In India, exam … to lose out the most due to discrimination. Interestingly, findings also suggest that the discrimination against low …