Women in India earn 25% less than men: Survey

March 06, 2017 15:26

Women in India earn 25 per cent less than men, with men earning a median gross hourly salary of Rs 345.80, while for women it is only Rs 259.8, says a Monster India report.

Though the gender pay gap has narrowed by 2 percentage points from 27.2 per cent in 2015 over last year.

About 68.5 per cent women of India Inc feel that gender parity is still a concern.

The Monster Salary Index on gender noted that sector-wise the average gender pay gap in the manufacturing sector stood at 29.9 per cent -- the highest in India.

The Manufacturing sector was followed by the IT sector where it stood at 25.8 per cent. The gender pay gap in the BFSI sector was at 21.5 per cent, slightly under the general gender pay gap in India (25 per cent).

In Education and Research sector, the average gender pay gap was at 14.7 per cent.

"In India, the gender pay gap story holds true and the overall gap across India Inc is at 25 per cent. This primarily is a manifestation of the underlying diversity challenges that organisations currently face," Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, APAC & Middle-East, Monster.com said.

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