In a recent article on the website Dazeinfo.com (April 2015) the topic of hourly rate was discussed as well as the difference in pay that male technical experts receive as compared with their female counterparts. The article quoted that the hourly rate paid to Freelancers from India is approximately $19 per hour which – the article states – is $2 less per hour than what other freelancers globally are earning.
In a world where the key to one’s success is increasingly what is in one’s head, it is horrible to see that the gender with which one was born still has an impact on things such as wages – even though female programmers, coders and technical experts are every bit as qualified as their male counterparts.
On www.IndiaFreelancers.com we strive to do all we can to level the playing field. Although we cannot decide what an employer and freelancers agree for their costs and payments, we can encourage our community of employers and freelancers to value a person’s intelligence, dedication and character above all else – including above his or her gender.
In the article mentioned above, they state that female technical experts receive, on average, approximately 11% less for doing the same work. Even in America – where women have made tremendous strides in being recognized for their work and not for their gender – there is as yet sometimes found a disparity between the wages paid to men versus the wages paid to women.
This article on Dazeinfo largely quoted a study conducted by Payoneer of 23,006 responses by technical professionals. We do not know if some of the many technical experts on www.IndiaFreelancers.com were among those interviewed for the Payoneer study.
In the 21st century we should strive to move past the 19th and 20th centuries. Women who do the same quality of work, with the same integrity and the same dedication should receive the same rate of compensation. It simply makes sense in today’s world.
Ranjiv P for IndiaFreelancers.com
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