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A study on the Perception of Factors Influencing Gender Pay Gap in the Information Technology Industry of Kerala

Publisher : IOSR

Source : IOSR Journal of Business and Management, Volume 16, Issue 6, p.01-07 (2014)

Url : IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM)https://www.iosrjournals.org › iosr-jbm

Abstract : Gender pay gap has been part of scholarly discussions for quite some time. In our study we highlight the perception of employees of Information Technology on gender pay gap and the factors influencing the same in the region of Kerala, in which, not many studies have been conducted. Through a focus group discussion, the data was collected, converted into quantitative and then analyzed through factor analysis. We found out that the majority of the respondents perceived gender pay gap in their organizations. Our study also found out that,the respondents perceived, Working for long hours, Bargaining power, Networking with Superiors, Projecting Oneself ,Gender Discrimination as the main factors that influences the gender pay gap.

Cite this Research Publication : Archana Thulaseedharan and Dr. Vinith Kumar Nair, “A study on the Perception of Factors Influencing Gender Pay Gap in the Information Technology Industry of Kerala”, IOSR Journal of Business and Management, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 01-07, 2014.

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