Intersectionality of gender and other forms of identity: Dilemmas and challenges facing women in India

This paper presents the complex challenges faced by women in India through an intersectional lens, exploring how overlapping identities such as caste, colour, religion, marital status, and class compound gender discrimination. The study highlights how these intersections create unique experiences of inequality in personal and professional domains, with systemic biases affecting women’s access to opportunities. It critiques the inadequacy of current workplace policies and cultural norms in addressing intersectionality and proposes the need for more inclusive frameworks to ensure gender equity in Indian society and organisations.