Abstract
To explore the intersection of gender, class, caste, and work impacting the identity
of Christian minority community in Pakistan, the present study makes an attempt
to bring into light the socio religious and occupational challenges interwoven with
patriarchal constraints Christian women sweepers are confronted with. The Study
has drawn inferences from the theory of intersectionality, which espouses that
multiple social divisions based on subordinated identities shape up people’s
subjectivities increasing the likelihood of deprivation, discrimination and
disadvantages. Exploring the lived realities of women sweepers, the study has
drawn its findings from20 in-depth interviews and 3 focused group discussions
with women sweepers. The study findings can facilitate the understanding of the
dehumanizing and degrading nature of cleaning work intersecting with gender
disparity adversely affecting people existing at the margins of the society. The
study findings can be incorporated towards the creation of strategies in order to
improve the marginalized minority community in Pakistan.
Ayra Indrias Patras, Ahmed Usman. (2019) Intersection of Gender, Work and Caste: The Case of Christian Female Sweepers of Lahore, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 56, Issue 2.
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