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Countries across the globe have made progress in enhancing the status of women in their respective societies, but women and men still live in a world that is marked by deep inequality in all spheres of life. Employment opportunities and outcomes are highly unequal. Gender continues to be a significant factor for determining wages in the Indian market. On an average, female employees earn 25 per cent less than their male counterparts according to the Monster Salary Index on gender for 2016. Though the Indian Government has taken various measures to address the bias against women workers, a persistent and wide gender pay gap exists. Since employment is critical for women's economic independence and is also considered an indicator of their overall status in society, the main objective of this paper is to analyse the status of female wage differentials in the labour market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]