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Gender gap in IT industry

The gender pay gap in the IT industry is as high as 29 per cent, according to a Monster Salary Index India IT Sector Report 2014

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Business Standard New Delhi
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Findings

* IT sector employs only 30% of women out of its total workforce

* Male IT worker receives gross salary of Rs 359.25 per hour while female receives Rs 254.04 per hour. The inequality is due to more men at supervisory positions than women

* Male workers with permanent contracts get paid better while women employed for a limited time get paid better

* Wholly-owned foreign companies pay higher salaries. However, 65% of workforce is in large to mid-sized companies 

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First Published: Aug 18 2014 | 12:01 AM IST

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