Important is, salary review is yearly, usually what is the offer 2 years ago will not be the same 2 years later. It will just keep going up unless major economic crisis. Example female offered 3.6k as base 2 years ago and 2 years later new base is 3.9k. So 3.9k + 400 is 4.3k. the female two years increment will never hit 4.3k..lol. and in PS or CS, not many promote on 2 years mark. some times, when the newbies joined at the year govt say increment for new engineering student for example, the fresh new male ended up getting the pay as a female who worked 5 years. This is based on my own experience. Males are really seldom shortchanged, remember those sitting high up are mostly male too. It will only be more or on par. I urge the guys not to be so negative. If you really think you will be shortchanged then dont join PS or CS.lol