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From Labharthi To Leaders, The Real Rakhi Gift Indian Women Need

Srinivas08/12/2024031 views

The visuals of two women being buried alive in the Rewa district of MP merely for standing up to the construction mafias and opposing construction on their leased land sent chills down the spine. Notwithstanding that the dispute was personal – the sheer impunity of the accused in attempting to bury women alive, is revealing of the general attitude towards women in India. But when it comes to women’s rights, nothing seems to be shocking enough to jolt us into action.

Sexually Provocative Dress: Another essential for Sexual Harassment?

Guest Author08/12/2024024 views

As practitioners/students of law and justice, we are all well aware of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Even those who are from the non-legal areas of society are aware of the term “sexual harassment”. The basic definition of sexual harassment comes from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): “Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.”

The Prevention Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act, 2013 Along With Its Amendment

Guest Author08/12/2024028 views

With the advancement in the world, India has seen a change in its working culture. Today, men are not the only breadwinners. Women also walk shoulder-to-shoulder with men when we talk about their earning capacity in a family. However, statistics reveal that a lot of women remain subject to sexual harassment which hinders their professional, social and economic growth.