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    This document discusses the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. It defines sexual harassment as any unwelcome verbal, nonverbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that can humiliate or intimidate the victim. Sexual harassment is considered a violation of women's basic rights and dignity. The document outlines the causes and legal aspects of sexual harassment under Indian law. It provides examples of landmark court cases related to sexual harassment and discusses preventive measures and provisions under the Indian Penal Code to curb this problem. The conclusion emphasizes the need for greater awareness about sexual harassment policies and laws.

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    Beware of Sexual Harassment

    at Work Place…!

    VARSHA
    SOMNATH
    SNEHAL
    Introduction

    “The power of men to dominate women,


    to make them a victim, being barbaric in
    nature can be phrased as two sides of the
    same coin rape and sexual harassment.”
    SEXUAL HARASSMENT
     Sexual
    harassment and rape both shatter the victim
    (women). One partially and the other totally.

     It is nothing less than a brutal murder of the victim’s soul.

    “While a murderer destroys the physical frame of the


    victim, a rapist degrades and defiles the soul of the
    helpless female.”
    – Justice Arjit Pasayat
     Sexual Harassment is nothing less than a rape and nothing
    worse than a murder.
    Causes

    “All the cases of sexual harassment are


    such- where the accused is guilty of
    conceiving the intention of a sexual
    intercourse . But it also depends on each
    individual case and circumstances –
    because it may well be the case that the
    woman may also be at fault.”
    Legal Aspect
    “ Article 21 of the Indian Constitution
    guarantees the right to life and liberty to
    men and women both alike.’’

    But whether it really imperative to take a


    decisive step towards extirpating this evil
    and make the contemporary in future and
    society a safe haven for women.
    WHERE DO THIS PROBLEMS
    ARISE FROM?
     Official Statistics state that one women is mole sped
    every 26 minutes across the country.

     Most cases are not reported by victims because of


    various reasons- family pressures, the manner of the
    police , the unreasonably long and unjust process and
    application of law and the resulting consequences
    thereof.

    Cosmopolitanism from shop floors.

    Popular culture and mass media.


    Various Instances
     In instances were women have reported such
    illegal unwelcome behaviors, there have been
    significant victories in the past.

    1. N Radhabai Vs. D. Ramchandran(1995)


    2. Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan (1997)
    3. Rupan Deol Bajaj Vs. K P S Gill.(1998)
    Vishaka’s Case
     It was in this land mark case that sexual harassment was
    identified as a separate illegal behavior.
     For the first time Sexual Harassment had been explicitly –
    legally defined as unwelcome gesture or behavior whether
    directly or indirectly as:
    1. Sexually colored remarks
    2. Physical contact in advances
    3. Showing Pornography.
    4. A demand or request for sexual favors.
    5. Any other unwelcome and physical, verbal / non-verbal
    conduct being sexual in nature.
    Applicability

    a. The employer or other responsible person or


    other institution to prevent sexual harassment .

    a. Women who either draw regular salary,


    receive an honorarium or work in a voluntary
    capacity – Government, Private/ Organized
    sector.
    Preventive Measures
    Express Prohibition of sexual harassment
    Should be notified and circulated.
    Inclusion of the prohibition in the rules and
    regulations of government and public sector.
    Inclusion of the prohibition in the standing
    orders under the Industrial Employment Act
    1946 by private employers.
    Provision should be made for appropriate work
    conditions for women.
    Provisions of the Indian Penal Code
    Where the accused sexually harasses or insults
    the modesty by way of either
    1. Obscene acts/songs
    2. Gestures/words
    intended to insult the modesty of the woman
    shall be punished u/sec. 294,354 & 509
    respectively.
    Provisions
     Guidelines should be prominently notified.

     The employee should be assisted from


    outsiders.

     Discussed in the meetings.

    Employers must provide a complaints


    committee which is to be headed by a women
    Conclusion
     Every Fifth worker in any industry has sometime or the
    other been sexually harassed.

     All employees of organizations should be ware of what


    sexual harassment is and the policies.

     New laws for women are the need of the hour.

     Even men are not safe.

     Awareness therefore plays a big role in averting such


    incidences
    THANK YOU

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