Informal women workers in Indian construction and real estate sector earn 30-40 per cent less than male workers, according to a report that highlights about gender inequality in this sector.
Consulting firm Primus Partners and World Trade Center on Monday released a report 'Pink Collar Skilling: Unleashing the Women's Power in the Real Estate Sector' stating that out of the total people employed in this industry only 12 per cent are women.
"In the domestic construction and real estate sector, which employs 57 million workers, 50 million of the people employed are men, and only 7 million are women," the report said.
Further, it added that the informal women workers engaged in construction in India earn 30-40 per cent less than their male counterparts.
This highlights the "gender inequality prevalent in the construction and real estate sector in India," it observed.
With a 34.5 per cent pay gap, the hourly wage of women in the construction industry is Rs 26.15, the report pointed out. Men earn Rs 39.95 per hour.
India has only 2 per cent women executives in construction companies against UK's 14 per cent and US's 7 per cent.
"In real estate sector, there are a negligible number of women in managerial roles. The glass ceiling acts as a barrier for the few women employed in the space," the consultant said.
It classified the workforce in the construction industry into four levels -- leadership, technical, semi-skilled labour and unskilled labour. "Across industries, the representation of women on the corporate board stands at only around 17.3 per cent, but when it comes to the construction sector, the figure is much lower.
