Navigating Intersectional Barriers: Caste, Class and Gender of Dalit Women in Engineering Colleges.

Lal, Surachita and Kurup, Anitha (2026) Navigating Intersectional Barriers: Caste, Class and Gender of Dalit Women in Engineering Colleges. Contemporary Education Dialogue. pp. 1-22. ISSN 0973-1849; 2249-5320

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Abstract:	The access to higher education for Dalits through positive affirmation is an important step to address representation. However, representation of Dalit women in male-dominated disciplines has received little attention. This article seeks to understand the process of social differentiation that affects Dalit women in engineering colleges. Through the lived experience of these women, the article explicates how caste privilege has transformed itself into merit in the modern era. The entry of Dalit women is facilitated through reservations, but their survival through the exclusionary structures of engineering colleges receives little support. Therefore, this study examines the process of exclusion through the structures of power and privileges operating as a form of meritocracy. The analysis of intersectionality and lack of cultural capital shows how these factors interact, to significantly impact Dalit women, creating unique and intensified barriers to their academic and social integration.
Item Type:	Journal Paper
Subjects:	School of Social Sciences > Education School of Social Sciences > Gender School of Social Sciences
Divisions:	Schools > Social Sciences
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2026 09:13
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2026 09:13
Official URL:	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/097318492...
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DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1177/09731849261463862
URI:	http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3437

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