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By Akshaya Rajaraman Sexual harassment, by definition, encompasses any unwanted sexual behavior that causes fear, offense, humiliation, or distress to an individual, or is intended to do so. This type of harassment can manifest in various forms, including physical and verbal actions. Enduring such harassment can lead to severe consequences for the victim’s mental health and overall...

By Sneha Chandna Metaphorically, a workplace is a microcosm of our society. Thus, it embodies and projects all the character traits of the current social scenario which means that whatever beliefs, ideas, taboos are prevalent in society will automatically be part of a workplace. Additionally, since a workplace is the coming together of people from diverse age groups, gender, region,...

By Meenakshi Vuppuluri & Sannati More What do you do if you see your colleague on a dating app? What if they mention their sexual orientation, which is not something you knew? Do you right swipe your office crush on a dating app? With the current influx of new-age dating practices, which are also widely common in terms of all the dating app usage, new understanding towards workplace...

Sexual harassment happens in different forms and is a widespread issue that affects all women worldwide, regardless of their profession. But, when we talk about sexual harassment at the workplace, we mainly refer to three major types of sexual harassment.   Types of sexual harassment in workplace Quid pro quo harassment takes place when a manager or supervisor demands sexual favours directly...

While climbing down the stairs at the office, a kind co-worker slapped a bug off my behind. He showed me the dead bug, and I profusely thanked him. Over the next couple of months, I stumbled upon stories of three other colleagues who had experienced an ‘altruistic’ co-worker crush a bug either off their shoulder, back or behind. Like me, they had felt indebted to him for his timely help. On...

How to Enhance your Company’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Training   At the beginning of a training program on Anti-Sexual Harassment, the trainer enthusiastically asked us ‘What do you expect from this session?’ Our group, noisy till then, miraculously turned silent in response. Each one expecting the other to answer. Finally, a senior employee salvaged the situation by providing a...