Adobe India almost achieves gender parity in salaries

Adobe India has announced that its female employees are now earning 99% of what male employees earn and is working to close the remaining gap in the country by the end of the first half of the next fiscal year that starts in December.

Adobe Systems is also aiming to bring gender pay parity in the US. At its annual 'Adobe and Women and Leadership Summit' held in San Jose on Thursday, the company said that it expects to close the gap by the end of its fiscal year, with women paid $1.00 for every $1.00 earned by male employees.

The company also anticipates that there will remain no wage gap between white and non-white employees in the US. Adobe's US and India employee populations combined comprise 80% of its global workforce.

"We are excited to announce pay parity at Adobe India which is aimed at abolishing the gender pay disparity in the technology industry," said Abdul Jaleel, Vice President, People Resources, Adobe India, in a statement.

“Gender pay parity is a project we have been pursuing over the past one year,” Abdul Jaleel, vice president-people resources at Adobe India told ET “We want to take a stand on the issue and achieve 100% parity between pay of male and female employees. We are sharing the data openly and saying our goal is to provide equal opportunities and pay for all employees, regardless of gender.”