Assets versus Autonomy? The Changing Face of the Gender-Caste Overlap in India
研究印度性别与种姓双重劣势的现状，发现女性经济状况仍受种姓制约，但低种姓与高种姓女性的传统差异需要修正；达利特女性因物质匮乏、自主权低和家庭暴力风险高而处境最差。
Inter-group disparity in India is multifaceted; this paper focuses on gender and caste as two important indicators of disadvantage. An assessment of the contemporary state of the gender-caste overlap suggests that the economic condition of women continues to be defined and constrained by their caste status. At the same time, the traditional distinction between lower caste and upper caste women, based on the relative egalitarianism and greater freedom of movement of the latter, needs to be revised. The Dalit (low caste) women are the worst off, as they belong to a group that is materially at the bottom of the ladder; their relative deprivation is compounded by low levels of autonomy and greater exposure to domestic violence.