Bias Forces India’s Poorly Paid Women Out of Jobs, Report Says
- Discrimination cause of job disparities for Indian women
- Tough for Dalits, Muslims to access jobs, Oxfam report finds
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A woman competing with a man for jobs in India’s villages is 100% likely to face discrimination because of her gender and stands only a 2% chance of finding work in cities, a new report from Oxfam found.
Social pressure and employer prejudices contributed to a bias against hiring women, according to data published Wednesday. The discrimination also means women have salaries that are 67% lower than those earned by men.