Sexual harassment

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT

WORKPLACE

OVERVIEW• HARASSMENT• SEXUAL HARASSMENT MEANING• FORMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT • TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT • CAUSES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT • EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT • PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT • JUDICIAL APPROACH

HARASSMENTHARASSMENT MEANS :

• A FEELING OF INTENSE ANNOYANCE.

• BEHAVIOR OF OFFENSIVE NATURE.

• BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO DISTURB OR UPSET REPEATATIVELY.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IT REFERS TO

COMMENTS, GESTURES, OR PHYSICAL CONTACT OF SEXUAL NATURE THAT ARE DELIBERATE, REPEATED AND UNWELCOMED.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE• “UNWELCOME VERBAL, VISUAL, OR

PHYSICAL CONDUCT OF A SEXUAL NATURE THAT IS SEVERE AND AFFECTS WORKING CONDITIONS OR CREATES A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.”

• INITIALLY COINED IN MID 1970’S BY A GROUP OF WORKING WOMEN CALLED “WORKING WOMEN UNITED”.

• BOTH VICTIM AND THE HARASSER CAN BE EITHER WOMEN OR MEN.

• BUT MOST VICTIMS ARE WOMEN.

FORMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

• PHYSICAL

• VERBAL

• VISUAL

PHYSICAL FORM• Touching• unwanted massages• patting, caressing, or fondling • impeding or blocking movement• standing closer than appropriate or

necessary for the work being done, touching or rubbing oneself sexually around or in view of another person, or assault.

VERBAL FORM

• targeting a person with sexual comments, jokes

• verbal abuse of a sexual nature• making sexual comments about a

person's clothing, body, or looks• sexually degrading words used to

describe an individual• turning work or academic discussions into

sexual discussions• asking personal questions about sexual

life

VISUAL FORM

• looking at someone in sexually suggestive manner• making suggestive gestures• displaying pornography, sexually

suggestive pictures, cartoons, posters • having sexually suggestive software

on a work or academic computer

TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE

• Quid Pro Quo Latin “This for That”

• Hostile Environment

QUID PRO QUO

THIS FOR THAT

Quid pro quo occurs when a person in authority such as a manager, supervisor or faculty member makes an unwelcome sexual advance or request for a sexual favor to an employee or student and submission to or rejection of the advance is a condition of employment or academic standing.

HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

Hostile environment harassment consists of unwelcome sexual misconduct that substantially interferes with work or academic performance or creates a hostile working or learning environment.

CAUSES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

• SEX DISCRIMINATION• SOCIALISATION• POWER GAME• AGGRESSION• MORAL VALUES, DIVORCE

AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT:• Victim no longer feels like a

member of the team• Work loses its appeal• Mistakes in work performance• Poor attitude evident to others• Sometimes the victim wants to

withdraw, even from friends• Growing desire to quit

HOW TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE• ADOPT A CLEAR SEXUAL

HARASSMENT POLICY• TRAIN EMPLOYEES• TRAIN SUPERVISORS AND

MANAGERS• MONITER YOUR WORKPLACE• TAKE ALL COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY

JUDICIAL APPROACH

• THE S.C HAS HELD SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO BE VIOLATIVE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO EQUALITY, RIGHT TO LIFE AND LIBERTY AND ALSO THE RIGHT TO PRACTICE ANY PROFESSION.

• IN 1997, THE HONOURABLE S.C HAS PASSED A LANDMARK JUDGEMENT IN THE CASE OF VISHAKA V. STATE OF RAJASTHAN LAYED GUIDELINES TO BE FOLLOWED WHILE DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

YES

• PROTECTION OF WOMEN, AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE BILL WAS INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT IN 2010 AND WAS PASSED ON 3RD SEPT 2012 BY LOK SABHA AND 26TH FEB 2013 BY RAJYA SABHA AND BECAME A LAW ON 25TH APRIL 2013.

APPROACH OF MEDIA

AITRAAZ 2004

HELLO DARLING 2010

CONCLUSION• People have different perceptions of what

constitutes sexual harassment but behavior is more likely to be seen as harassment if there is a power difference between the person being harassed and the harasser. Women are sometimes reluctant to label their own experiences as sexual harassment because they do not think they are serious enough; this obviously has implications for research which seeks to clarify the prevalence of the problem. But sexual harassment does have a negative impact both in the short and long term.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS

GOOD LEADERSHIP