Addressing educational and professional inequalities through capability approach

Abstract

The study aims to analyse the educational and professional inequalities using the capability approach. . Using the capability approach with distinct secondary datasets, it attempts to comprehend inequalities in understanding the interplay of various attributes leading towards disparities at various levels. Using specific exemplifications, the study shows gender disparity even with the labour force participation representing varied professional roles, representing social oppression at both the fronts of education and professional fronts. The study manifests the intricacies in societal, economic and political factors for understanding the functionalities and capabilities. With a rigorous review of the literature, the study observes the significance of the theoretical perspective in understanding the interplay of inequalities at the micro level that transforms into social oppression using the capability approach.