The ‘Promoting Women for Better Work’ report revealed that India has the highest percentage of women who have asked for a raise (65 percent) compared to any other country.
Jay Shah, BCCI Secretary and Asian Cricket Council President, said that the announcement was a "start of a new dawn. An era of equality & empowerment."
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) recently announced that its women cricketers will be paid same match fee as the men. Bismah was asked about the BCCI's move.
As women's cricket prepares for a glitzy IPL next year, the pay hike to lock the same numbers as the male cricketers could reignite the passion among the girls, and help discover raw talents.
In private companies, CEOs get paid 137 times more, with tyre, auto OEM and textiles sectors showing the highest disparity. say the report. Surveyed firms rated pay parity as the fourth most difficult ESG target to meet
In an article in her newsletter “Insight”, Indra Nooyi said she believed paying women less than men was a “burning hole in our collective conscience”.
In a revised prompt corrective action (PCA) norms proposed by the central bank last week, banks which do not meet financial parameters set by the RBI, would face restrictions on compensations for directors and management including the chief executive officers and executive directors.
An association representing about 1.65 lakh tax officers today demanded pay parity and career benefits enjoyed by their counterparts in Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
In the last two days, Air India's domestic flight services were partially affected after a section of ICPA members decided not to report for duty in protest against pending issues related to salary and allowances, besides alleged denial of weekly-offs.