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A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived ExperiencesIntroduction

A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived Experiences: Introduction [This chapter introduces the book and lays the foundation for understanding the issue of inequality that is attributed to gender and ethnicity. The discussion in this chapter sheds light on the intersectional disadvantages that arise from being a minority in terms of gender as well as ethnicity. The arguments presented here are supported by examples as well as data on gender and ethnic inequality around the world, including Malaysia. This chapter gives some background information about Malaysia’s demography which shows that Indians are a relatively small diasporic community in this country, and it proceeds to outline the compounded challenges that Malaysian Indian women encounter being a minority group in terms of ethnicity and gender. The final part of this chapter is an overview of the various chapters in this book, each focusing on different lived experiences of Malaysian Indian women.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived ExperiencesIntroduction

Editors: Karupiah, Premalatha; Fernandez, Jacqueline Liza
Fernandez, Jacqueline Liza; Karupiah, Premalatha
Springer Journals — Oct 23, 2022
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Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
ISBN
978-981-19-5875-5
Pages
1 –17
DOI
10.1007/978-981-19-5876-2_1
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Abstract

[This chapter introduces the book and lays the foundation for understanding the issue of inequality that is attributed to gender and ethnicity. The discussion in this chapter sheds light on the intersectional disadvantages that arise from being a minority in terms of gender as well as ethnicity. The arguments presented here are supported by examples as well as data on gender and ethnic inequality around the world, including Malaysia. This chapter gives some background information about Malaysia’s demography which shows that Indians are a relatively small diasporic community in this country, and it proceeds to outline the compounded challenges that Malaysian Indian women encounter being a minority group in terms of ethnicity and gender. The final part of this chapter is an overview of the various chapters in this book, each focusing on different lived experiences of Malaysian Indian women.]

Published: Oct 23, 2022

Keywords: Malaysian Indian women; Gender inequality; Ethnic inequality

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