Women comprise half of the world’s population and perform two thirds of the work, but earn only one third of the total income and own less than a tenth of the resources. The current study analyses the gender inequality at workplace. The study was based on primary data. By adopting stratified proportional sampling technique the sample of 500 were collected. The major findings of the study were  (i) The female respondents outnumbered their male counterpart in overtime work. It is found that majority of ITES organizations in Coimbatore are not providing compensation for working overtime. (ii) A large proportion of employees opined that promotion was based on performance. (iii) For male employees the major problem at workplace was workplace hassles and workplace harassment and for female employees the major issues were career hindrances and workplace harassment.

KEY WORDS: Gender inequality, workplace, promotion