“Even when class conditions are equalised, caste seems to have an independent effect on future life outcomes” – Ashwini Deshpande

In November Professor Ashwini Deshpande presented a new paper on caste, class and social mobility to an audience of academics and researchers at the South Asia Centre. After the seminar she spoke to Sonali Campion about the survey design for the paper, its initial findings and the challenge of measuring social mobility among women.