Sexual Harassment at Workplace

Syllabus- General Studies 1(society) Women empowerment and social justice: Policies for women Empowerment in India, Laws for protection of women, women security and safety initiatives in India. Context The recent judgment of a trial court acquitting a former editor of a news magazine, who was charged, in 2013, of having sexually assaulted an employee, a young woman journalist, during an event the newsmagazine had organised in Goa, has created a furor and raised many questions about the law. However, the Goa government filed an appeal against the acquittal in the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court requesting an immediate....Read More