• RASHMI SINGH

ABSTRACT Sexual harassment is a manifestation of violence against women (VAW) at workplaces which violates constitutional and fundamental human rights to equality, freedom, right to life and work with dignity. It sabotages a woman’s work performance and progress, degrades quality of working life, hampers gender equality and constricts the socio-economic development of the country. Regardless of ever-increasing public consciousness of constitutional mandate and legal framework in our country relating to Sexual Harassment of women at workplace, the recent high profile cases and scandals on media indicate predominance of sexual harassment at workplaces. There is a persistent failure and negligence at the end of the organisations to effectively prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment in their workplaces. This paper attempts to give an overview of sexual harassment issue as a serious and insidious form of violence against women at workplaces. The main points of concern covered in the paper are: (i) its prevalence as a crime against women; (ii) Human rights violation;(iii) Legal Non-Compliance; (iv) Barrier to women’s participation to labour workforce and obstruction in the social and economic development of our country. Keywords: Sexual harassment at work, Violence against women, Human rights, POSH Act, Gender inequality

Sexual harassment at work, Violence against women, Human rights, POSH Act, Gender inequality

"VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AT WORKPLACE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.382-388, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905858.pdf

"VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AT WORKPLACE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp382-388, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905858.pdf