Women in India make on-average 16.1 per cent less than men, similar to the global average, as the percentage of the fairer sex in higher-paying roles is less, says a Korn Ferry report.


According to the Korn Ferry Gender Pay Index, women across the globe make on-average 16.1 per cent less than men.


However, the pay gap becomes much smaller while analysing same job level, same company, same function. Globally, while considering the same level at the same company, the gap further reduced to 1.5 per cent.


And when the male and female employees were at the same level and the same company and worked in the same function, the average gap amounted to 0.5 per cent. In India, when evaluating the same job level, the gap is 4 per cent, and when considering the same level at the same company, the gap fell to 0.4 per cent.


When male and female employees at the same level and the same company worked in the same function, the gap fell to 0.2 per cent. -- PTI