Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 39 Issue 6

Diversity in India: addressing caste, disability and gender

Rana Haq, Alain Klarsfeld, Angela Kornau, Faith Wambura Ngunjiri

The purpose of this paper is to present the diversity and equality perspectives from the national context of India and introduce a special issue about equality, diversity and…

Caste at work: study of factors influencing attitudes toward affirmative action in India

Ambika Prasad, Laurie T. O’Brien, Caitlin E. Smith Sockbeson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of caste identity in applied settings. The authors do this within the larger framework of affirmative action programs (AAPs…

When affirmative action is not enough: challenges in career development of persons with disability

Amit Gupta, Pushpendra Priyadarshi

There is dearth of research pertaining to how persons with disability (PWDs) view their career and the issues they face in career development; past studies highlight either the…

Is diversity debate farfetched? Psychological contract expectations, performance and intention to stay

Jyoti Joshi Pant, Vijaya Venkateswaran

The purpose of the study is to understand whether psychological contract (PC) expectations manifest differently for diversity clusters of gender, physical disability and region in…

Rationales of gender diversity management policies and practices in India: an exploratory empirical study in the Indian IT/ITeS industry

Shreyashi Chakraborty, Leena Chatterjee

The Indian context is marked with weak anti-discrimination laws and patchy implementation of protection of civil rights of women at workplaces. The purpose of this paper is to…

Rationalizing gender inequality at scientific research organizations: A reproduction of the Indian socio-cultural context

Namrata Gupta

It is well-known that women scientists are few in numbers in prestigious research organizations and still fewer in leadership positions. The purpose of this article is to analyze…

Tokenism or realism? Gender inclusion in corporate boards

Arunima Haldar, Sumita Datta, Snehal Shah

The paper investigates how the interplay of women-specific human and social capital factors with ownership structure impacts her chances to get director level appointment in the…