Sexual Harrasement of Women at Workplace
S.Y.B.com, Div – A, Roll No. 24
Introduction
The Supreme Court directive of 1997 clearly and unambiguously provides an answer to the question 'What is sexual harassment? '.
As defined in the Supreme Court guidelines (Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan, August 1997), sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior as: * Physical contact * A demand or request for sexual favors * Sexually colored remarks * Showing pornography * Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature, for example, leering, telling dirty jokes, making sexual remarks about a person 's body, etc
The Supreme Court directive provided the legitimate space for the hidden truth about SHW to surface; earlier one only heard about victim-blaming, witch-hunting and blackmailing. Now women are fighting back tooth and nail. The electronic and print media have become extremely responsive to the issue of SHW.
Myths and facts about sexual harassment
Myth 1: Women enjoy eve-teasing/sexual harassment.
Fact: Eve-teasing/sexual harassment is humiliating, intimidating, painful and frightening.
Myth 2: Eve-teasing is harmless flirtation. Women who object have no sense of humor.
Fact: Behavior that is unwelcome cannot be considered harmless or funny. Sexual harassment is defined by its impact on the woman rather than the intent of the perpetrator.
Myth 3: Women ask for SHW. Only women who are provocatively dressed are sexually harassed.
Fact: This is the classic way of shifting blame from the harasser to the victim. Women have the right to act, dress and move around freely without the threat of attack or harassment.
The most popular slogan of the women 's rights movement of the past three decades has been|
However we dress, wherever we go 'Yes ' means 'Yes ' and 'No ' means 'No '.
Myth 4: Women who say 'no ' actually mean 'yes '.
Fact: This is a common myth used by men to justify sexual aggression and one-sided
Introduction
The Supreme Court directive of 1997 clearly and unambiguously provides an answer to the question 'What is sexual harassment? '.
As defined in the Supreme Court guidelines (Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan, August 1997), sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior as: * Physical contact * A demand or request for sexual favors * Sexually colored remarks * Showing pornography * Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature, for example, leering, telling dirty jokes, making sexual remarks about a person 's body, etc
The Supreme Court directive provided the legitimate space for the hidden truth about SHW to surface; earlier one only heard about victim-blaming, witch-hunting and blackmailing. Now women are fighting back tooth and nail. The electronic and print media have become extremely responsive to the issue of SHW.
Myths and facts about sexual harassment
Myth 1: Women enjoy eve-teasing/sexual harassment.
Fact: Eve-teasing/sexual harassment is humiliating, intimidating, painful and frightening.
Myth 2: Eve-teasing is harmless flirtation. Women who object have no sense of humor.
Fact: Behavior that is unwelcome cannot be considered harmless or funny. Sexual harassment is defined by its impact on the woman rather than the intent of the perpetrator.
Myth 3: Women ask for SHW. Only women who are provocatively dressed are sexually harassed.
Fact: This is the classic way of shifting blame from the harasser to the victim. Women have the right to act, dress and move around freely without the threat of attack or harassment.
The most popular slogan of the women 's rights movement of the past three decades has been|
However we dress, wherever we go 'Yes ' means 'Yes ' and 'No ' means 'No '.
Myth 4: Women who say 'no ' actually mean 'yes '.
Fact: This is a common myth used by men to justify sexual aggression and one-sided
Bibliography: * timesofindia.indiatimes.com › Topics * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_harassment * http://infochangeindia.org/women/analysis/a-brief-history-of-the-battle-against-sexual-harassment-at-the-workplace.html * http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-03/nagpur/40350521_1_transfer-orders-sexual-harassment-shivaji-education-society