The Gender Pay Gap In Sport: Why We Must Talk About It

Women cricketers in the top brackets earn only 7% of what their male counterparts do, a comparison worth discussing is between what Virat Kohli and Mithali Raj earn.
Women cricketers in the top brackets earn only 7% of what their male counterparts do, a comparison worth discussing is between what Virat Kohli and Mithali Raj earn.
In the world of Bollywood, the gender pay disparity is the most talked about topic these days. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan sparked off the discussion at a recent event. “Women make you think, and make you want to be a better person and for ages, and even now sadly, they do not get the dues or credit they […]
Deepika Padukone spoke to TIME magazine at the recently held TIME 100 Gala, about developing the confidence as a woman to ask for better pay. She said, “You can feel a sense of — am I stepping over the line, do I deserve it? But if you believe you deserve it, then you do. For years, […]
The 2017 Forbes Top 100 Indian Celebrity List brings the gender pay gap which is deep seated in Bollywood, in limelight again. This list ranks highest paid hundred celebrities in India, and Priyanka Chopra is the only woman to make it to top ten this year. Hence, it is a bit of a shock that […]
Pay Disparity in any sector is not news to us. In fact, every single woman in sport has had her share of demotivation. Recently, Keerath Bhandaal and Suniti Damani — cuesports players — have shamed such inequality, highlighting the longstanding issue of pay disparity. They taunted the imbalance, stating that it is “disgraceful” to be paid five […]
It is one of the harsh realities that even in 21st century we still have to fight gender-based discrimination. Even the developed nations are still struggling with it. Especially in the developing nation like ours, disparities on the basis of gender are far more apparent. Gender-based discrimination comes in all forms, be it social inequalities, […]
The first of its kind National Women’s Parliament will be held in Amravati, an initiative by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The event — to be held from February 10 to 12 — is reportedly being hosted as the country’s first #NWP2017, where more than 10,000 higher secondary girls will be encouraged by eminent women personalities who are expected to be present.
The value of saving money should never be undermined. It helps one prioritize one’s life. But have you ever wondered what impact gender can have on the amount of savings one does? According to a study conducted by TIAA, women should save more than their male counterparts. SheThePeople.TV interviewed women of different age-groups to know […]
Even as on an average, globally women earn 17.6 percent less than men, in India this the gap is even more, at 18.8 percent.