6 Gender Sensitivity

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Gender sensitisation


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SEXUAL

HARASSMENTOFWOMEN AT WORK

PLACE( PREVENTION,PROHIBITION AND

REDRESSAL )ACT, 201322nd A!"# 2013


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VISHAKHA CASE- BHANWARIDEVI

• Bhanwari devi- Low caste-k!"har# $otter%

• &oined wo!en dev $ro' rn "( Ra)asthan

• In *++, o'ht a'ainst chi.d !arria'e

• She and her hs"and workin' in /e.d0 1!en attacked the hs"and and .et hi!

nconscios2 When she ca!e to he.$ herhs"and , ra$ed her whi.e 3 $inned hi!down to 'rond2


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• Went $o.ice to .od'e 4IR

• DS5 co.d /nd on.( two s!a.. "rises onher "od(

• She to.d 6 she is a !inor hence even iconsented it is a cri!e

• DS5 reerred to 5HC or !ed e7a! and

a'e• At 5HC no e!a.e doctor 6 !a.e doctor

resed to e7a!ine her


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• Reerred to Sawai !ansin'h hos$ita.• Doctor said he needs 8a'istrates order

or !ed e7a!ination•

8a'istrate to.d toda( workin' hr is overhence co!e to!orrow• Ne7t da( order was $assed on.( or

!edica. e7a!ination and not or a'e

deter!ination• B( that ti!e !ore than 9: hrs had

$assed "t accordin' Indian .aw !ede7a! to "e done within ,9hrs


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• At the $o.ice station she was asked tode$osit her LEHENGA# .on' skirt% asevidence2

• She has to cover her "od( with hs"ands".ood stained SA4A #tr"an% and 3 k! *A8 in the !ornin' to the nearest vi..a'e

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Ra$ists wanted to $a( a sett.e!ent toBhanwari in *++9 "t she resed2

• Her a!i.( "roke ties with her2


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• Dist cort )d'e!ent in nov *++1 – Hs"and co.d not have $assive.(

watched wie "ein' 'an' ra$ed2

– Accsed inc.de an nc.e-ne$hew $air

– ;$$er caste !en wo.d not have ra$eda da.it

– 1, hrs de.a( hence she is .(in'2


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• Ater!ath o )d'e!ent – Vishakha and other wo!en 'ro$s /.ed

5IL in S$re!e Cort


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Constittiona. and .e'a.$rovisions

• SHW HAS BEEN REC=GNISED AS ANIN4RINGE8EN< =4


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WH@ A S5ECIAL AC< 4=RSHW

• INDIA IS RA5IDL@ ADVANCING IN I


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WH@ A S5ECIAL AC< 4=RSHW

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SE?;AL HARASS8EN< ;NDECLARA


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E$%#&'"%n % S*&+# H+!+-n'#+.

•Accordin' to Indias constittion0 se7a.

harass!ent inrin'es the nda!enta. ri'ht oa wo!an to 'ender ea.it( nder Artic.e *9o the Constittion o India and her ri'ht to .ieand .ive with di'nit( nder Artic.e ,* o the

Constittion2 A.tho'h there is no s$eci/c .awa'ainst se7a. harass!ent at work$.ace inIndia "t !an( $rovisions in other .e'is.ations$rotect a'ainst se7a. harass!ent at

work$.ace0 sch as Section 3190 I5C dea.swith Fassa.t or cri!ina. orce to a wo!anwith the intent to otra'e her !odest(0 andSection 1+0 I5C dea.s with Fword0 'estre or

act intended to ins.t the !odest( o a


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Co!!on $roessiona.0 acade!ic0 /nancia.0 andsocia. eects o se7a. harass!ent•Decreased work or schoo. $eror!anceJincreased a"senteeis!•Loss o )o" or career0 .oss o inco!e•

Havin' to dro$ corses0 chan'e acade!ic $.ans0or .eave schoo. #.oss o tition%•Havin' ones $ersona. .ie oered $ or $".icscrtin(the victi! "eco!es the accsed0 andhis or her dress0 .iest(.e0 and $rivate .ie wi..

oten co!e nder attack2•Bein' o")ecti/ed and h!i.iated "( scrtin( and'ossi$•Beco!in' $".ic.( se7a.iMed #i2e2 'ro$s o$eo$.e eva.ate the victi! to esta".ish i he or

she is worth the se7a. attention or the risk tothe harassers career%


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Loss o trst in environ!ents si!i.ar to wherethe harass!ent occrred•Loss o trst in the t($es o $eo$.e that occ$(si!i.ar $ositions as the harasser or his or herco..ea'es•

E7tre!e stress $on re.ationshi$s withsi'ni/cant others0 so!eti!es res.tin' indivorceJ e7tre!e stress on $eer re.ationshi$s0 orre.ationshi$s with co..ea'es•Weakenin' o s$$ort network0 or "ein'

ostraciMed ro! $roessiona. or acade!ic circ.es#riends0 co..ea'es0 or a!i.( !a( distancethe!se.ves ro! the victi!0 or shn hi! or hera.to'ether%•Havin' to re.ocate to another cit(0 another )o"0

or another schoo.•Loss o reerences reco!!endations


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So!e o the $s(cho.o'ica. and hea.theects that can occr in so!eone who has"een se7a..( harassed de$ression0 an7iet(andor $anic attacks0 s.ee$.essness andorni'ht!ares0 sha!e and 'i.t0 diOc.t(

concentratin'0 headaches0 ati'e or .oss o!otivation0 sto!ach $ro".e!s0 eatin'disorders #wei'ht .oss or 'ain%0 a.coho.is!0ee.in' "etra(ed andor vio.ated0 ee.in'an'r( or vio.ent towards the $er$etrator0

ee.in' $ower.ess or ot o contro.0increased ".ood $ressre0 .oss o con/denceand se. estee!0 withdrawa. and iso.ation0overa.. .oss o trst in $eo$.e0 tra!aticstress0 $ost-tra!atic stress disorder

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E/' % *&+# +!+-n' %nO!+n"+'"%n

•Decreased $rodctivit( and increased

tea! conPict

•Decrease in sccess at !eetin' /nancia.'oa.s #"ecase o tea! conPict%

•Decreased )o" satisaction•Loss o sta and e7$ertise ro!resi'nations to avoid harass!ent orresi'nations/rin's o a..e'ed harassersJ.oss o stdents who .eave schoo. to avoidharass!ent

•Decreased $rodctivit( andor increased

a"senteeis! "( sta or stdents


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E/' % *&+# +!+-n' %nO!+n"+'"%n

•Increased hea.th care costs and sick $a(

costs "ecase o the hea.th conseenceso harass!ent

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4nd! D"!"-"n+'"%n

4nd! d"!"-"n+'"%n is a s"set o se7

discri!ination2 It is oten non-se7a. "t is nonethe.essdirected at a $erson "ecase o that $ersons se72E7a!$.es o discri!inator( co!!ents and "ehaviorsinc.de e!$.o(ers

•Askin' whether an e!$.o(!ent candidate is !arried or$.ans on havin' chi.drenJ

•8akin' reerence to an e!$.o(ee F58SQin'J

•C.ai!in' that a wo!an sho.d "e !ore e!inine andwear !ake$J

•Ca..in' an ee!inate !a.e a Fair(0Q or F$riss(Q orstatin' that he sho.d act !ore .ike a !anJ

•Resin' to hire a !an in a Fwo!ans )o"Q and viceversaJ

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Reta.iatin' a'ainst an e!$.o(ee or assistin' in orcoo eratin with an investi ation or .awsit "ased on


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S*&+# H+!+-n' A' W%!5

V!6+# %! .!"''n Co!!ents a"ot c.othin'0

$ersona. "ehavior0 or a $ersons "od(J se7a. orse7-"ased )okesJ reestin' se7a. avors orre$eated.( askin' a $erson otJ se7a.innendoesJ te..in' r!ors a"ot a $ersons

$ersona. or se7a. .ieJ threatenin' a $ersonP7"+#8 Assa.tJ i!$edin' or ".ockin'!ove!entJ ina$$ro$riate tochin' o a $erson or a$ersons c.othin'J kissin'0 h''in'0 $attin'0strokin'

N%n$!6+#8 Lookin' $ and down a $ersons "od(Jdero'ator( 'estres or acia. e7$ressions o ase7a. natreJ o..owin' a $erson

V"&+#8 5osters0 drawin's0 $ictres0 screensaversor e!ai.s o a se7a. natre


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S*&+# H+!+-n' A' W%!5

S$! %! P!$+"$


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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

•8en and wo!en are .ike two whee.s o the

Chariot o Lie2


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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

•It has historica..( "een a we.. ke$t secret $racticed

"( !en0 sered "( wo!en0 condoned "(!ana'e!ent0 and s$oken "( no one2 It is a!aniestation o $ower re.ations 6 wo!en are!ch !ore .ike.( to "e victi!s o se7a.

harass!ent $recise.( "ecase the( .ack $ower0 arein a !ore v.nera".e and insecre $osition0 .ackse.-con/dence0 or have "een socia..( conditionedto ser in si.ence2


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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT 9CONSTPROVISIONS

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT CONSTPROV

• Se7a. harass!ent o wo!en at work$.ace is a.so a

vio.ation o the ri'ht to .ie and $ersona. .i"ert( as!entioned in Artic.e ,* that no $erson sha.. "ede$rived o his .ie or $ersona. .i"ert(2 Ri'ht to.ive.ihood is an inte'ra. acet o the ri'ht to .ie2vSe7a. harass!ent is the vio.ation o the ri'ht to

.ive.ihood2 4or the !eanin'. en)o(!ent o .ie nderArtic.e ,* o the Constittion o India0 *+10 ever(wo!an is entit.ed to the e.i!ination o o"stac.es and odiscri!ination "ased on 'ender2 Since the Ri'ht toWork de$ends on the avai.a"i.it( o a sae workin'environ!ent and the ri'ht to .ie with di'nit(0 thehaMards $osed "( se7a. harass!ent need to "ere!oved or these ri'hts to have a !eanin'2


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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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4ENERAL POINTS

•Gender ea.it( inc.des $rotection ro! se7a.

harass!ent and ri'ht to work with di'nit( as $eror constittion2

•E7tra haMard or a workin' wo!an co!$ared her!a.e co..ea'e is c.ear vio.ation o the

nda!enta. ri'hts o Gender Ea.it( Ri'ht toLie and Li"ert(2

•Sae workin' environ!ent is nda!enta. ri'ht oworkin' wo!an2

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In no wa( workin' wo!en !a( "e discri!inatedat work$.ace a'ainst !a.e e!$.o(ees2 #I a wo!anis0 then it !st "e doc!ented in co!$an($o.icies0 or e7a!$.e .i!itation o wo!en in $o.iceand ar!ed orces%


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4ENERAL POINTS

•Workin' with .. di'nit( is thenda!enta. ri'ht o workin' wo!en2

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

In *++:0 a code o condct was deve.o$ed "( theNationa. Co!!ission or Wo!en #NCW%0 whiche7$anded the sco$e and de/nition o se7a.harass!ent 'iven nder the 'ide.ines2 In ,*0

the NCW desi'ned a drat "i.. in cons.tation withwo!ens ri'hts activists and other e7$erts2


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T S&!- C%&!' :&d-n' #+"dd%.n &"d#"n, !%"6"'"n *&+#+!+-n', ." +! #+##7 6"nd"n+nd -&' 6 n%!d;1 =ne o the 'ide.ines !akes it inc!"ent $onthe e!$.o(er to inc.de a $rohi"ition a'ainst se7a.

harass!ent in their r.es o condct and disci$.ineor e!$.o(eesJ

2 Esta".ish a co!$.aint co!!ittee0 headed

$reera".( "( wo!en0 and with at .east ha. o its!e!"ers "ein' wo!en2

3 Initiate disci$.inar( $roceedin's and $ossi".e

cri!ina. action a'ainst an( vio.atorsJ and ensre


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FOLLOWIN4 CAN BE TERMED ASSEXUAL HARASSMENT

•An(thin' at work that can $.ace the workin'

wo!an at disadvanta'e co!$ared to other !a.ee!$.o(ees in her oOcia. career )st "ecase she isa wo!an 6 can "e ter!ed as se7a. harass!ent

•;nwe.co!e se7a..( deter!ined "ehavior

de!ands ro! !a.es e!$.o(ees at work$.ace•an( $h(sica. contacts and advances

•se7a..( co.ored re!arks

•showin' $orno'ra$h(

•$assin' .ewd co!!ents or 'estres

•se7a. de!ands "( an( !eans

•An( r!ors ta.k at work$.ace with se7a..(co.ored re!arks a"ot a workin' wo!an2 Evens$readin' r!or a"ot a wo!ans se7a.

re.ationshi$ with an("od(


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CIRC;8S


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co!$.aint

• A'rieved wo!an can .od'e co!$.ain within a$eriod o 3 !onths ro! the date o incidence

• Interna. co!!ittee !a( e7tend the ti!e .i!it oco!$aint $ to another 3 !onths "t the reasons

has to "e recorded in writin's the circ!stanceswhich $revented her ro! /.in' a co!$.aintwithin 3 !onths

• Where the co!$.ainant is not a".e to .od'e

co!$.aint de to $h(sica. or !enta. inca$acit( ordeath then her .e'a. heir or an( sch $erson wi...od'e the co!$.ain


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ADVANTA4E TO THE VICTIM


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5ower o co!$.aintco!!ittee

• Sa!e $ower as vested in a civi. cortnder the code o civi. $rocedre2

• S!!onin' and enorcin' theattendance o an( $erson ande7a!inin' hi! on oath

• Reirin' the discover( and

$rodction o doc!ents


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Action drin' $endenc( oinir(

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Action on re$ort

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SUPREME COURT=S INTERPRETATION OFHARASSMENT

In the Vishaka case0 the S$re!e Cort o

India has inc.ded a 'a!t o "ehaviora.as$ects into what constittes Se7a.Harass!ent2 In its decision in Vishaka vState o Ra)asthan #*++>% the a$e7 cortdeter!ined that *&+# +!+-n' " n%'%n>nd '% "n'+n % !+ %!++'; In'+d, "' +n "n#&d ?&

&n.#%- *&+##7 d'!-"nd6+$"%&! (.'! d"!'#7 %! 67"-#"+'"%n) + 7"+# %n'+' +nd+d$+n@ + d-+nd %! !&' %!

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

N+!!+' 7%& %!!%! '%!7 +' *&+#

+!+-n' %!&-

Visitin' sch or! wi..0 one he.$ (o to

interact other vo.nteers or $artici$ants insitations si!i.ar to (o2 Second.( i (odescri"e (o F%!!%! '%!7Q it.. rtherserve as a written $roo o (or harass!ent

and !a( he.$ (o .ater2 A.so it.. a.so 'iveother wo!en activists and vo.nteers tooer (o ree services2


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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

A$%"d &"n % "n'!n'

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I (o are searchin' internet or inor!ation a"otse7a. harass!ent etc0 "eware the co!$an( can easi.(

snoo$ on (o2 So dont se co!$an( internet and$hone or ta.k a"ot $ersona. isses2 Co!$an( can a.sose it a'ainst (o2 I sti.. (o want to access internetthen se se secred Goo'.e search ''8n!7'd2'oo'.e2co! this wi.. !akei!$ossi".e or an(one to snoo$ on (o# e7ce$t orcatchin' what (o t($e in ke("oard%2 An( site address"e'innin' with htt$s !a( not "e snoo$ed "( an(one2


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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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