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In day-to-day life, men and women are equally likely to face a variety of forms of discrimination, despite the fact that the specific experiences and situations may be different for each. Gender-based discrimination refers to the unequal treatment or treatment of individuals depending on their gender. Prejudice or bias arises when someone is treated unfairly or disadvantaged because of their gender identity or sex. Gender-based prejudice must be addressed by social efforts to promote gender equality, challenge preconceptions, and offer equitable opportunities for all individuals. Therefore, this study (N = 120, Mage= 25.13, SD = 11.52) was an attempt to understand the different forms of discriminatory experiences male and female face in their daily life and also how these experiences vary in their expression. Maximum variation purposive sampling method was employed to select the participants from metropolitan city Delhi. We measured discriminatory experiences by using everyday discrimination scale. Results revealed that male and female experienced all forms of discriminatory actions similarly and there was disparity in terms of different forms scenarios of discriminatory experiences in male and female. The findings were analysed and interpreted in relation to the current scholarly literature. We concluded that gender based disparities in experience of discriminatory actions has been diminished. Male and female equally experience different forms of discriminatory experiences and both highly experience 'Got poorer service at different places' highly as discriminatory action. It is recommended that further investigations be undertaken in the domain of discrimination and prejudice, as societal transformation is an inevitable phenomenon.