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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Women's labour force participation in India among the world's lowest: Oxfam -Shagun Kapil

Women's labour force participation in India among the world's lowest: Oxfam -Shagun Kapil

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published Published on Mar 30, 2019   modified Modified on Mar 30, 2019
-Down to Earth

Three in four Indian women not employed while the gender pay gap is 34 per cent

Irrespective of employment category (casual and regular/salaried), organised or unorganised sector, and location (urban and rural), women workers in India are paid a lower wage rate, says a report by Oxfam, an international non-profit organisation.

The gender pay gap was 34 per cent in India, that is, women get 34 per cent less compared to men for performing the same job with same qualifications, says the report, which based its estimates on employment unemployment survey (EUS) 2011-12, done by the National Sample Survey Oganisation (NSSO), International Labour Organization (ILO) studies, and also builds on the first inequality report launched by Oxfam in 2018.  

Analysing the gender pay gaps in the organised sector across different occupations and different enterprise type, it says that women professionals even in the highest ranks of labour (legislators, senior officials, and managers) are also paid less compared to their male counterparts. However, these women constitute only one per cent of the total female work force and the gap is lowest as they are aware of their rights.

The wage difference is lesser for more skilled workers and more for semi-skilled or unskilled workers. Across enterprise type, wage difference is less for government/public sector and public/private limited company.

Large pay gaps in terms of average daily wages exist in male and female wage rates of casual and regular workers in rural and urban areas and the gap is narrower for regular workers in urban areas. On the other hand, for casual workers, wage gap is narrower in rural areas.

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Down to Earth, 28 March, 2019, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/women-s-labour-force-participation-in-india-among-the-world-s-lowest-oxfam-63743
 

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