Tea Garden Communities in Assam: Intersection of Class & Gender Discrimination

Tea pickers in Assam tea fields

Gender inequality is considered a significant issue in India, as the nation ranks 123 out of 189 countries in the United Nations Gender Inequality Index, indicating that major work needs to be done to reduce the gender gap across the country (ETP, 2022). Assam, a state in northeast India, has a growing population of nearly 31 million.