3. Key Sector Specific Challenges
1) Long or odd working hours- women need to be of some research or
experimental work
2) Accomodation of women employees on the campus
3) Advantage of Work from home cannot be availed – flexible work hours
4) Travel to interior regions for research purpose- ensuring women safety
during such travels
5) Outsourced vehicles for daily transportation to work
6) Scrutiny or background verification of support staff /contract staff who
work in labs
7) Mindset change–do not employee women employees
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4. Work Plan – Must do Activity
Activity
Timeline (Range)
Co-ordination of office timings
with other male/female
employees
1 month
Centralised alert system
Provide on campus accomodation
or in nearby vicinity
6 months
Ensure strict measures and
security in the campus
Escort women employees during
travel to interior regions
Tracking Methodology
Feedback form
Contract agency providing contract
employee to ensure background
verification
Objective & fair investigation of
the complaint
Periodic leadership review to
ensure compliance
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5. Work Plan – Great to Do Activity
Activity
Timeline (
Range)
Tracking Methodology
Access controls and web cameras in the
organization
Assign specific
responsibilites to manage
controls &
Periodic Audit the controls
Training and awareness /orientation
Audit training
requirements and training
feedback form
Effective Policy to address safety of
women employees
Audit the complaints
recieved
Awareness about Policy through
trainings
Confidentiality of the proceedings and
speedy response
Roadshows, workshops fro creating
awareness & building up of confidence
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6. Work Plan – Great to Do Activity
Activity
Timeline ( Range)
Tracking Methodology
If allegations are
substantiated(proved), exemplary
actions to be taken
Encourage women to speak upzero tolerance
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