Psychology of Intersectionality of Gender as Well as Other Forms of Identity: Obstacles and Dilemmas Confronting Women’s Participation in Policy Making

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the interconnection of gender, ethnicity, marital status, and class in order to present the difficulties those women in India face due to the intersectionality of gender as well as other types of identities that have an effect on their private and professional relationships considering factors that contribute to the unequal treatment of women in Indian culture and politics.For the purpose of this study data has been collected from a sample of 510 women from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Percentage analysis, mean, SD is used in this study.The political participation of Indian women is very limited in scope, and they face additional barriers to their growth personally and professionally as a result of being underestimated. As this article argues, female politicians in Tamil Nadu face a greater number of gender-related challenges than female politicians in Uttar Pradesh. The empirical data proves that, vast majority of women in Tamil Nadu believe that they confront challenges if they pursue a career in politics.