... at the bottom of caste, class and gender hierarchies, Dalit women experience endemic gender and caste discrimination and violence as the outcome of severely imbalanced social, economic and political power equations. Their socio-economic vulnerability and lack of political voice, combined with factors of being Dalit and female, increase their exposure to potentially violent situations without escape. Studies on ... pollution prevails in sustenance and strengthening of untouchability. In no other country scavenging is amalgamated with the evil structure of caste. In the context of traditio...

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... ? And where is it going? Under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 it is unlawful to discriminate against people on the ground of their: sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexuality, race, physical and intellectual disability, and age. Also made unlawful are sexual harassment and victimisation. A key factor in the changing image ... half of the twentieth century. During this time the world was faced with many crisis, including the Great Depression, World War II and the economic changes, which occurred after the war. Women were forced in and out of the workplace depending upon how they were needed...

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