In the caste system of India, the family you're born into can determine a lot - where you live, who you marry, the jobs you'll have. Sujatha Gidla was born in untouchable - the lowest caste in Indian ...

Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.

India's ancient discriminatory caste system could be making an impact in the U.S., and now some areas are banning the practice. In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as ...

One word that still thrives in India and continues to challenge society is caste. The word originated in Spain and was later used by Portuguese, and it was the British who institutionalised it within ...

India has seen enormous change in caste representation across the bureaucracy and public sector over the decades, but senior-most positions remain harder to reach because officers from lower castes ...

The acclaimed book explores social stratification in the U.S. by comparing it to India and Nazi Germany's caste systems. Ava DuVernay will adapt a new feature film for Netflix based on the nonfiction ...

As usual, when the wedding season kicked off last month, I received many invitations. However, not even one of them was a Dalit and non-Dalit tying the knot. Despite the belief that caste stigma is ...

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...