ITHI <http://ithiworld.wikispaces.com> is a organisation working for working women professionals in the Indian IT industry. Feel free to write to them for contributing data.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ithiworld . <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 6:34 PM Subject: [itec_bangalore] Some thoughts on women's day To: [email protected] *Hello All,* * Some Thoughts on International women's day by ITHI.* "According to the data provided by the Labour Bureau in April 2013, the gap between the wages of men and women in some jobs have widened in the last few years , For example men were paid Rs 212 a day for ploughing , women were paid Rs 123;for harvesting the wages were Rs 179 for men and Rs 149 for women " Women get less salary compared to men ,for doing equal amount of work. Let us look the scenario in IT sector, in India . Is there any discrimination towards women in the wages paid by IT/ITES companies. Does a female software engineer/BPO employee is paid less salary compared to her male colleague ? MAY BE, MAY NOT BE . WE DO NOT KNOW. All the major IT companies suppress information about salary structure and they don't disclose average salary paid to employees in different roles. No public data is available. Standing orders Act, 1946 (a set of guidelines by Government of India to protect employee rights) mandated transparency and fairness in employee-employer transactions and relationship. But IT companies in Bangalore, persuaded Govt of Karnataka and got an exemption from the Law. So, companies are not liable to disclose any data on employee working conditions to Government agencies or for public scrutiny. Nobody will come to know the discrimination towards women ,even if it exists. Companies may celebrate Women's day by distributing pink ribbons or discounts for beauty saloons, but will never be bothered to bring the real change. Disclose ,how much you are paying an average IT women employee ? Is there any disparity between salary for men and women. Some patterns observed: , men are given preference in allocating overseas assignment (onsite) and complex projects. Companies tend to sack Women first, citing performance parameters, since women wont protest and they will keep quiet. Share your experience, thoughts and views to : *[email protected] <[email protected]>* -- Regards, ITHI Mob: 9916595996 Group mail : [email protected] Admin mail : [email protected] http://ithiworld.wikispaces.com/
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