Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in India

Manju

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&ldquo;&hellip;..the time has come when women must be able to feel liberated and emancipated from what could be fundamentally oppressive conditions against which an autonomous choice of freedom can be exercised and made available by women. This is sexual autonomy in the fullest degree&rdquo;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Late Chief Justice J.S. Verma, Justice Verma Committee Report, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Sexual harassment constitutes a gross violation of women&rsquo;s right to equality and dignity. It has its roots in patriarchy and its attendant perception that men are superior to women and that some forms of violence against women are acceptable. This leads to poor productivity and a negative impact on lives and livelihoods. To further compound the matter, deep-rooted socio-cultural behavioural patterns, which create a gender hierarchy, tend to place responsibility on the victim, thereby increasing inequality in the workplace and in the society at large. Sexual harassment is a mirror reflecting male power over women that sustains patriarchal relations. This paper investigates the concept of monitoring and its significance to the workplace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>