Gender pay inequality decreases by only a per cent in 2018: Monster India

It is only in the BFSI sector the disparity is two per cent more in favour of men

Even as India braces to welcome Women’s Day to celebrate womanhood and their contribution in politico-socio-economic development, the gender pay gap in the country declined by only a per cent in the last year in comparison to 2017. 

According to a finding from job-site Monster India, while the overall pay gap stands at 19 per cent, in the IT/ITES services, the pay inequality is 26 per cent which is the steepest among all sectors. In the manufacturing sector, men earn 24 per cent more than women while even women-intensive sectors like healthcare, caring services and social work, the menfolk earn 21