Creating Safe Working Environments
“Whereas sexual harassment results in violation of the fundamental rights of a Woman to equality” [Preamble, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act] Safe Workplace is a Woman’s right Preamble to the Constitution states that “Equality of status and opportunity” must be secured for all of India’s people and Article 14 […]
Genesis of The PoSH Act In India
Bhanwari Devi’s ordeal: In 1992, the state of Rajasthan hired Bhanwari Devi as a ‘Sathin’ (friend) to serve as a change agent at the rural level to stop the practice of underage marriages. She stopped a local one-year-old girl from getting married while working in the community. Her efforts were received with hostility and led […]