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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
