Employment Causes Gender Discrimination, Women Face Inequality

100 per cent of employment inequality faced by women...

Gender discrimination is the reason for 98 per cent of the employment gap between males and females in India, says the latest report by Oxfam India.

Oxfam India highlights that women in India despite their same educational qualifications and work experience as men will be discriminated against in the labour market due to societal and employers' prejudices.

According Oxfam India's 'India Discrimination Report 2022' shows that discrimination causes 100 per cent of employment inequality faced by women in rural areas in the labour market and 98 per cent in urban areas.

Further, it said self-employed males earn 2.5 times more than females, 83 per cent of which is attributed to gender-based discrimination and 95 per cent of the gap between the earnings of male and female casual wage workers is due to discrimination.

According to the report, gender discrimination is the reason for 98 per cent of the employment gap between males and females.

"Women in India despite their same educational qualification and work experience as men will be discriminated in the labour market due to societal and employers' prejudices," the report said.

The report further said that 93 per cent of the gap in earnings between males and females is due to discrimination.

"Rural self-employed males earn twice what females earn in rural areas. Male casual workers earn ? 3,000 per month more than females, 96 per cent of which is attributed to discrimination," it said.

About 91.1 per cent of the gap in earnings between males and females is explained by discrimination.

The academically recognised statistical model applied in the report is now able to quantify the discrimination women face in the labour market. The lower wages for salaried women are due to 67 per cent of discrimination and 33 per cent due to lack of education and work experience, the report added.