Sexual harassment in India Context with Law reference Types Sexual harassment

1. Dino Vesper
1st MSW

2. o Unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature.
o SEXUAL HARASSMENT is a behavior.
o It is defined as unwelcome behavior
of a sexual nature.
o For example, a man whistles at a
woman when she walks by. Or a
woman looks a man up and down
when he walks towards her.
WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT ?

3. SEX DISCRIMINATION
• SEX DISCRIMINATION is a behavior. It occurs when
employment decisions are based on an employees sex or
when an employee is treated differently because of his or
her sex.

5. Sexual harassment includes many things...
• Actual or attempted rape or
sexual assault.
• Unwanted pressure for
sexual favors.
• Unwanted deliberate
touching, leaning over,
cornering, or pinching.
• Unwanted sexual looks or
gestures.
• Unwanted letters, telephone
calls, or materials of a sexual
nature.
• Unwanted pressure for
dates.
• Unwanted sexual teasing,
jokes, remarks, or questions.
• Referring to an adult as a
girl, hunk, doll, babe, or
honey.
• Whistling at someone.
• Cat calls.
• Sexual comments.

6. • Turning work discussions to
sexual topics.
• Sexual innuendos or stories.
• Asking about sexual
fantasies, preferences, or
history.
• Personal questions about
social or sexual life.
• Sexual comments about a
person's clothing, anatomy,
or looks.
• Kissing sounds, howling, and
smacking lips.
• Telling lies or spreading
rumors about a person's
personal sex life.
• Staring at someone.
• Sexually suggestive signals.
• Neck massage.
• Touching an employee's
clothing, hair, or body.
• Giving personal gifts.
• Hanging around a person.
• Hugging, kissing, patting, or
stroking.
• Touching or rubbing oneself
sexually around another
person.
• Standing close or brushing
up against a person.
• Looking a person up and
down (elevator eyes).
• Facial expressions, winking,
throwing kisses, or licking
lips.
• Making sexual gestures with
hands or through body
movements.

7. Four Ways of Sexual Harassment
• Referring to an adult as a girl, hunk, doll, babe, or honey
• Whistling at someone, cat calls
• Making sexual comments about a person's body
• Making sexual comments
• Turning work discussions to sexual topics
• Telling sexual jokes or stories
VERBAL

8. • Asking personal questions about social or sexual life
• Making kissing sounds, howling, and smacking lips
• Making sexual comments about a person's clothing, , or
looks
• Repeatedly asking out a person who is not interested
• Telling lies or spreading rumors about a person's personal
sex life

9. NON-VERBAL
• Looking a person up and down (Elevator eyes)
• Staring at someone
• Blocking a person's path
• Following the person
• Giving personal gifts
• Displaying sexually suggestive visuals
• Making sexual gestures with hands or through body
movements
• Making facial expressions such as winking, throwing kisses, or
licking lips

10. PHYSICAL
• Giving a massage around the neck or shoulders
• Touching the person's clothing, hair, or body
• Hugging, kissing, patting, or stroking
• Touching or rubbing oneself sexually around another
person
• Standing close or brushing up against another person

11. Textual/Electronic
• Electronically sending messages with sexual content, including
pictures and video
• The use of sexually explicit language, harassment, cyber
stalking and threats via all forms of electronic communication
(e-mail, text/picture/video messages, intranet/on-line
postings, blogs, instant messages and social network websites
like Facebook and Twitter).

12. TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
oQuid Pro Quo
oHostile Environment

13. TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Quid Pro Quo – Latin term meaning “this for
that”. The term refers to conditions placed
on a person’s career or terms of
employment in return for sexual favors.

14. TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Hostile Environment – occurs when soldiers or
civilians are subjected to offensive, unwanted
and unsolicited comments or behaviors of a
sexual nature. Classified as hostile if behavior
unreasonably interferes with their
performance.

15. Indian Context
• Its named as “Eve-teasing”
• Indian Constitution
- Equality (14)
- Dignity (21)

16. Sexual Harassment at Work Place
• Quid Pro Quo – Mostly happens
• 17% women’s ver forced -2012report

17. TECHNIQUES
- Direct Approach
- Indirect Approach
- Third Party
- Chain of Command
- File a Formal

18. TECHNIQUES
- Direct Approach – Confront harasser and tell
him/her that the behavior is not appreciated.
Use common courtesy.

19. TECHNIQUES
-Indirect Approach – Send a letter to the harasser
stating the facts, personal feelings about the
inappropriate behavior and possible resolution.

20. TECHNIQUES
-Third Party – Request assistance from another
person.
- Chain of Command – Report the behavior to
immediate supervisor or others in chain of
command.
- File a Formal Complaint – take action to formally
file a complaint.

21. THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AGAINST
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE BILL,
oTo provide protection against sexual harassment of women at
workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints
of sexual harassment and formatters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
oIt extends to the whole of India.
oRatified on the 25th June, 1993

22. Indian Penal Code
• Section 294 –
does any obscene act in any public place, or (b) sings, recites and utters any
obscene songs, ballads or words, in or near any public space.
Punishment - three months, or with fine, or with both.

23. • Section 354
force on any woman, intending to outrage her modesty
or knowing it likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty
Punishment - punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
• Section 509
Insult and Annoyance
Punishment- simple imprisonment for a term which may
extend to one year, or with fine, or with both..

24. Sexual Harassment in Russia
Inter Course
32%
Raped
7%
Haresed
61%

25. Legal Guide Line in World Wide
Aust Den
Mar
Fran India Isral Philp Swiz UK US
1987
2005 2002
1997 1998 1995
1981
1975
1964

26. In India
• Punjab Incident – truck driver
• Depty Super indent Sandeep - bail
• 24,000 – pending cases
• 10% complaints

27. National Women’s day
•Feb 13th
•Sarojini Naidu
•Kanpur

28. Conclusion
•We need a change.
•It should be from us.

29. Dino Vesper
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