E-PaperSexual Harassment At Workplace News
Keeping your off-site harassment-free
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, companies must ensure that work-related outings are safe for all employees
5 min read2 Sep 2021Opinion | Ensuring that #MeToo doesn’t fizzle out
Over the past decade, India has witnessed numerous mass movements built on outrage, but little has emerged in the form of substantive and sustainable change
4 min read1 Nov 2018#MeToo: Centre sets up committee to tackle sexual harassment
The committee set up by Centre to tackle sexual harassment at the workplace will be headed by Union home minister Rajnath Singh
1 min read25 Oct 2018Govt sets up GoM to look into sexual harassment at workplace
The Group of Ministers, headed by home minister Rajnath Singh, will have road transport minister Nitin Gadkari, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi as members
1 min read24 Oct 2018#MeToo movement should reach small towns and villages: DCW chief
The biggest awareness campaign could be streamlining of the entire justice delivery system, says Swati Maliwal
4 min read24 Oct 2018‘It’s time to rethink Vishaka to include past incidents’
A major flaw that needs addressing in cases of workplace sexual harassment under the 1997 Vishaka guidelines (these were superseded by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2013) is its failure to apply to cases retrospectively
3 min read22 Oct 2018Opinion | A game theory take on sexual harassment
Game theory and behavioural science can provide nuance to the wider discussion on #MeToo and gender roles
4 min read19 Oct 2018Opinion | The battle may have been won, but the war must continue
We need this solidarity to continue even where the complainants lack social, caste and class capital
3 min read18 Oct 2018M.J. Akbar had to step down as BJP promotes women’s safety: party leaders
The BJP was also under pressure from NDA leaders who nudged the central govt to let Akbar quit the top post
2 min read18 Oct 2018Opinion | How the #MeToo movement has changed the equation
The cost of being accused of sexual harassment has been low for men and the cost of complaining has been high for women. The #MeToo movement changes that equation, but only just
4 min read18 Oct 2018Popular Topics
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