Oral Statement ARTI VERMA/ CENTRE FOR SOCIAL EQUIY AND INCLUSION, INDIA AGENDA ITEM # 5: Minority Women and Effective Participation in Economic, Social and Cultural Life Thank you Madam Chair for giving me the opportunity. My name is Arti Verma. I am from the Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion, an NGO based in New Delhi, India. In relation to the draft recommendations no. 78, 79 and 80, I would like to focus my intervention on Dalit Women's effective participation in economic life. Despite the economic growth, global competition and increased privatization, caste continues to play critical role in the experiences of Dalit Women in employment in India. Dalit Women spoke differently in this regard; many women are alright with exposing their caste identity in the work place, while there are a considerable number who also felt to