According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 71 percent of Indian respondents thought it likely that women will be paid the same as men for the same work that year. Only 26 percent of the respondents felt this was unlikely.
Interestingly, Philippines, India and Malaysia who are often seen to be more male dominated societies, were most confident about equal pay for women that year, while developed countries like Germany seemed less optimistic.
Opinion on likelihood of closing gender pay gap in India in 2019 and 2020
survey sample was more urban and educated, and with higher income than the national average.
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen..? Women will be paid the same as men for the same work."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Opinion on likelihood of closing gender pay gap in India in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040996/india-opinion-men-women-equal-pay-likelihood/
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Ipsos. (2020). Opinion on likelihood of closing gender pay gap in India in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040996/india-opinion-men-women-equal-pay-likelihood/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Likelihood of Closing Gender Pay Gap in India in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040996/india-opinion-men-women-equal-pay-likelihood/
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