Gender Pay Discrimination

Iqra Junejo

Equal pay systems are vital for women empowerment and professional growth but these rarely exist. International Labor Organization (ILO) in its “Global Wage Report 2018-19” states: “[O]n average women currently continue to be paid approximately 20 per cent less than men.” The gender pay gap is high in the developing world. In Pakistan alone, the gap is 34% which is more than the double the worldwide average. These shocking statistics on pay inequalities evidence that women are victims of persistent gender biased pay systems.  Though women make 50 percent of the workforce, they are not paid the remuneration that equal to that of their male counterparts for similar work.

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