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1. SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
IN WORKPLACE

3. SEXUAL HARASSMENT?
 “Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and otherverbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature
 The modern legal understanding of sexual harassment was
first developed in the 1970s, although related concepts have
existed in many cultures.
 “ Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual
is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting that
individual”
 A predatory harasser: a person who gets sexual thrills from
humiliating others. This harasser may become involved in sexual
extortion, and may frequently harass just to see how targets
respond. Those who don't resist may even become targets for
rape.
 A dominance harasser: the most common type, who
engages in harassing behavior and support predator.

4. Sexual harassment includes many
Things...
 Actual or attempted rape
 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, babes, or honey.
 Whistling at someone.
 Cat calls.
 Sexual comments.

5. 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

6. 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).

7. 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

8. Two Types of Sexual Harassment
1. Quid Pro Quo
2. Hostile Environment

9. U.S. law describes two different forms of
sexual harassment
*Quid pro quo sexual
harassment
 Quid pro quo is Latin for “this for
that” or “something for
something” and refers to an
exchange.
 In this case, the exchange is
between employees, where one
provides sexual favors in exchange
for something else, such as
favorable treatment in work
assignments, pay or promotion.
*Hostile Work Environment
Sexual Harassment
 A hostile work environment is one
in which unwelcome conduct of a
sexual nature creates an
uncomfortable work
 include sexually explicit talk,
sexually provocative photographs,
foul or hostile language or
inappropriate touching.

10. Sexual harassment may take place:
1. in the premises of the workplace or office or of
theschool or training institution;
2. in any place where the parties were found, as a
result of work or education or training
responsibilities orrelations;
3. at work or education- or training-related social
functions;
4. while on official business outside the office or
school or training institution or during work or
school ortraining- related travel;
5. by telephone, cellular phone, fax machine or
electronic mail.

11. 1.PEER TO PEER
HARASSMENT
2.SUBORDINATE
HARASSMENT OF SUPERVISOR
3.MEN CAN BE SEXUALLY
HARASSED BY WOMEN
4.THIRD PARTY
HARASSMENT

12. MYTHS
 Myth 1: Women enjoy teasing/sexual harassment.
 Myth 2: Teasing is harmless flirtation. Women who object have
no sense of humour.
 Myth 3: Women ask for Sexual favor . Only women who are
provocatively dressed are sexually harassed.
 Myth 4: Women who say 'no' actually mean 'yes'.
 Myth 5:Sexual harassment is not really an issue. It doesn't hurt
anyone.
 Myth 6: Sexual harassment is 'natural' male behaviour. Man is
the hunter and woman the prey.
 Myth 7: Women keep quiet. That means they like it.

15. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

16. LAW
 “The Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995.”
 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal ) Act, 2013
 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
 In 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed
 In 1978, the pregnancy Discrimination Act was put into legislation
1980
 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was
founded in 1965 Indian Penal Code Section354

17. • Section 509
Insult and Annoyance
Punishment- simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
year, or with fine, or with both
• 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 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

18. • IPC Section 499
Morphing pictures and sharing with intent of stalking them get 2 years jail
fine
• Section 67 IT Act,
Posting unethical images ,videos for the purpose of harassing get 2 years
jail

19. Examples of Sexual Harassment

20. RIJU BAFNA – IAS Officer who fought against
Sexual Harassment
 'Idiots At Every Step', Says IAS Officer Who
Filed Sex Harassment Case
 "I can only pray that no woman
should born in this country," says a
young IAS officer Riju Bafna, in a Facebook
post that has gone viral. "Idiots are lined up
at every step," she says, describing her
experience of combatting sexual
harassment.

21. SHILPA SHINDE on sexual
harassment case: Memory is still
fresh, have been sick for months
Shilpa Shinde, who became a household
name with TV show Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai,
has filed an FIR against the producer of the
show, Sanjay Kohli, for sexual harassment.
The actor says that it all started out as a
joke, but she tried to stop when things
went out of control.
“In our industry everything is taken lightly.
Guys say so many things and if you react to
them, they go like - ‘we are kidding’. Things
like – ‘You are looking, hot sexy’ - are
common.
Sanjay ji used to come on the set and
while Benaifer would take care of all the
paper work, he would be the one who
would talk like this to us,” she says.

22. IT executive who 'was forced into sleeping with
her boss and was paid half the salary of her
"predatory" male colleagues' WINS
discrimination case
 Executive Shreya Ukil, 40,
discriminated against at IT and
outsourcing firm
 She said she battled a 'culture of
sexism and misogyny' at the firm
Wipro
 Also claimed she was pressured
into having sexual relationship
with boss
 Tribunal upheld that she was
subjected to sexual and racial
discrimination

28. What to do in case of sexual harassment?

29. WHY ?WHY ?WHY? ….WHY
ONLY GIRLS HAVE TO SUFFER
…..
ISNT SOMETHING IS GOING
WRONG ..
LET’S FIGURE OUT THIS

31. Conclusion

32. #ME TOO