News: Women employees earn 27% less 

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Women employees earn 27% less 

Corporate houses may have rules against gender discrimination, but women employees still don't get paid as much as their male counterparts. A survey by recruitment firm Monster India says that the median wage earned by women is 27 per cent lower than what men make. On an average, men earn Rs 259.8 per hour whereas their female colleagues earn just Rs 190.5. The online survey had 35,959 respondents across age groups, industries and organisational hierarchies. Nearly 86 per cent of the respondents were males

Corporate houses may have rules against gender discrimination, but women employees still don't get paid as much as their male counterparts. A survey by recruitment firm Monster India says that the median wage earned by women is 27 per cent lower than what men make. On an average, men earn Rs 259.8 per hour whereas their female colleagues earn just Rs 190.5. The online survey had 35,959 respondents across age groups, industries and organisational hierarchies. Nearly 86 per cent of the respondents were males

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