Despite same qualifications, Indian men get 30% more pay than women
Construction is the highest paying sector for women in rural areas while mining and quarrying is the highest paying sector for men, the data show Women in India earn less than men even if they have the same educational qualifications, data from a recent government report show. In urban areas, a woman with a graduate degree gets paid Rs 690.68 per day in the transport and storage sector while a man gets 30% more at Rs 902.45. In agriculture, an illiterate woman worker in rural India receives Rs 88.2 per day while an illiterate man receives Rs 128.52, which is 45% more. However, there are some sectors in which women get paid more than men, although by smaller margins. In the construction sector in rural areas, for instance, women (irrespective of the level of education) are paid Rs 322 on average per day while men are paid Rs 279.15, which is Rs 43 or 13% less. In urban areas, in the transport and storage sector, women are paid Rs 455 on average per day, irrespectiv...