EQUAL WORK: UNEQUAL PAY

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 21^st Century !

Hemen  Parekh

BECOME SELF-EMPLOYED

If you are unemployed, become self-employed.

And earn Rs.15,000 /- per month.

If you are already employed, make that your extra income.

To earn this money, all you need is a computer and a printer [which can be hired cheaply].

Start printing and selling [for Rs.50/- each], attached forms to your neighborhood jobseekers. There are thousands of them.

Paste following notices all over your neighborhood:

“We deliver FREE job-alerts on your mobile every day.          

Phone Mr / Ms XYZ ( your name ) on (Mobile No)………………..”

Hemen  Parekh

Mobiles can reduce poverty, says UN study.

UNCTAD Information Economy Report says :

“ Poor people often don’t have access to vital information on issues such as current market prices, weather reports and new opportunities for earning income.

The penetration rate of mobile phones is increasing as the technology is affordable for the poor to purchase and use “.

This is borne out by the fact that getting Job Alerts on Mobiles [ JAM ] and applying against those jobs directly from mobiles, is fast catching-up in India.

In India, mobile penetration reached 60 % [ 752 million ], in Dec 2010 and cheapest handsets dropped to $ 20 /-.

Now compare this with internet penetration of just 1 %

Amongst millions of Indian jobseekers, Job Alert on Mobile [ JAM ] –a mobile application developed by HP Labs India - is becoming a favorite pass-time !

With regards

hemen  parekh

www.CustomizeResume.com

Jobs  for  All  =  Peace  on  Earth

Who gets a better salary ?

In a survey, Timothy Judge and Daniel Cable found :

Ø  A thin and frail man gets lower salary as compared to a well-built man

Ø  On an average, thin men earn $8000 / year less than well-built men

Ø  It is exactly opposite in case of women. Well-built women get less salary than thinner women

Ø  On an average, thinner women earn $ 16,000 / year more than well-built women

According to Judge / Cable, their findings support prevalent prejudice around the world that

Ø  Women should look delicate and thin

Ø  Men should appear well-built and muscular

Irrespective of who could have sponsored the survey, it has profound bearing on the efforts of jobseekers,

Ø  Male or Female

Ø  Unemployed or Employed

Ø  Indian or American

Prejudices just cannot be wished away ! Salary differentials will continue.

With  regards

hemen  parekh

www.CustomizeResume.com

Jobs  for  All  =  Peace  on  Earth

 

A Salary-cut is better than a Job-cut !

A survey by the Internal Affairs Ministry of Japan revealed following for year 2009 [ Source : DNA / Oct. 16, 2010 ] :

Ø  Average income of single women [ under 30 ]………..$ 2680

Ø  Average income of single men     [ under 30 ]…………$ 2640

Ø  Increase in women’s income [ over 5 years   ]……(+) 11.4 %

Ø  Decrease in men’s income    [ over 5 years   ]……( - ) 7.0 %

In most other countries, women are least concerned about catching up or overtaking their male counterparts when it comes to salary.

They are far more concerned about getting a job in the first place !

What about men in these other countries ?

They would happily accept a 25% cut in their salaries to keep their jobs !

With regards

hemen  parekh

www.CustomizeResume.com

Jobs  for  All  =  Peace  on  Earth