Question

Assertion (A): Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides that equal wages should be paid for equal
work, irrespective of gender and caste.
Reason (B): Women are physically weak so they are righteously paid less than me​

Answer 1

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

☆One more reason for women being paid less is that India is a male dominated society and there is a sexual division of labour.

Answer 2

- Both Assertion and Reason are true.

- But Assertion is not the right explaination of the Reason.

• Explaination of Assertion

- According to Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 the government has issued the right of equal pay scale for for both the genders.

- The states have been introduced with this act under the ' Article 39 ' of the Indian constitution.

• Explaination of Reason

- Women are not physically weak if compared to men.

- All the women are to be paid on the basis of their work abilities.