One in four women in the India has the capacity to generate income, which places the country among those with the least female participation in the workforce, revealed this Friday a study prepared by the Minister of Commerce and Investment of the Spanish Embassy in India, Cristina Montiel.
The study presentation event, held at the Cervantes Institute in New Delhi, wanted to give a voice to all women on March 8, Women’s Day, and reflect the inequalities still present in this South Asian country.
For the same type of employment, men are paid a 64% more than women, which makes it more difficult for them to become financially independent. For many, seeing a woman work “it is perceived as a danger or a challenge to their integrity, because they are exposed to working with many people”Montiel revealed.
These data, however, contrast with entry to primary, secondary and university education, since according to the study, only one 3% of the female gender chooses not to invest in their training.
The massive incorporation of women in schools is justified by social and cultural issues, since “It makes them more desirable in the ‘housing market’, which means a better chance of finding a good husband, although this is something that happens in the higher socioeconomic classes.”
The study, carried out in twelve countries to give a vision of the situation for foreign and Spanish women in particular, and considers “India as a challenging country to be in and live in, especially for women” but argues that with assertiveness, initiative and cultural awareness, regardless of gender, it can be achieved.”
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Source: Gestion
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