Sexual Harassment At Workplace: India And USA

Kirti Singh, Swarnav Bhuyan & Arushi Sharma, Symbiosis Law School, Noida

ABSTRACT

The criminals are more likely to target women because they are one of the most vulnerable groups. Even in the workplace, women face numerous dangers. Women's sexual harassment is a widespread problem in the public and private sectors, as well as in non-profit organisations. When a woman is subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace, it can take many forms, including but not limited to: unwanted and unwelcome physical contact and advances, requests or demands for sexual favours, sexually explicit remarks and images displayed in the workplace, and other uninvited physical, verbal, or nonverbal sexual behaviour. As a rule, they get away with it. Additionally, India has enacted a law to protect women from all forms of sexual harassment at their workplaces in both the public and private sectors, as well as a number of other unique legislative provisions for women's protection. All private and unorganised sectors have been told by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to submit an annual report to the appropriate authorities detailing any incidents of harassment or discrimination against women in the workplace. For us, the problem is that laws have been implemented but not adequately executed. Aiming at some implications for the government, NGOs, and all other stakeholders with a stake in women's safety in the workplace, this study seeks to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and assault at work, particularly in the private (unorganised) sector. Deviant theory is used in this research to understand present legislation and the perceptions of victims.

Keywords: Pornography, Sexual Harassment, Victimization, Violence, Vulnerable, deviant theory.