Over 95% of Indian female blue collar employees are confident they receive equal pay, and 93% of male employees have also said the same, reports The Economic Times, citing research from Indeed. When asked what their next course of action would be if they found out they did not receive equal pay, 67% said they would be most likely to speak to their manager and 21% said they would leave the job. More women than men said they would speak to their supervisor with 70% of female employees saying they would speak to their boss as opposed to 65% of men. At the same time, 23% of male employees said they would leave the job as compared to 18% of female employees.

Nearly half of blue-collar employees surveyed (46%) believe that they have an ‘excellent representation’ of women at their workplace. Meanwhile, 87% of blue-collar workers say that equal representation of women in their company makes them feel more confident. Most, or 80%, also said diversity at work makes them more likely to stay working there and 73% said they are more likely to go above and beyond for the company.