Times of India
[ 14 March, 2011 ] cites Global Gender Gap Report 2010 by World Economic Forum,
to report as follows :
·
There is no country on earth where women get equal pay as
men for equal work
·
India ranks # 128 on
gender parity, with USA
ranking at#6
·
In USA ,
women earn only 77 cents per dollar earned by men
·
In India ,
where an estimated 60 % of all agricultural operations are handled exclusively
by women, their hourly wages range from 50 % to 70 % of male wage rates
·
In corporate India , the average annual income of
a woman is $ 1,185, as against $ 3,698 for a man [ in 60 of the 100 best
employers ]
·
To avoid paying “ Statutory Minimum Wages “, Government
of India employs thousands of women on “ honorarium “in its own welfare schemes
So much for the Gender Equality in 21st Century !
Hemen Parekh
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