Indian firm Morphogenesis has become one of the world's first architecture practices to report a gender pay gap in favour of its female employees.
The leading firm, which has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, announced a "gender-positive pay gap", ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March.
Data calculated using the median of its staff's salaries showed women at the studio earn 2.05 per cent more than men on average.
The company also revealed that women lead four of its five departments.
Battling against the bias
According to architect and Morphogenesis co-founder Sonali Rastogi, it is the result of the firm's hard work to promote equality in the workplace, battling against the bias that exists in architectural practice both in India and elsewhere in the world. "Since inception, we've worked hard to put a range of policies and processes in place to enable our women workforce to continue their professional careers," she said.
Morphogenesis employs 190 people in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Photo courtesy of Morphogenesis
In 2018, The Economist reported that women in India on average earn only 62 per cent of what their male counterparts take home.
Cultural pressure on women to remain at home and take on the bulk of domestic chores, particularly after marriage, has been cited as one of the main reasons women are underrepresented in the India workplace.
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