Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Sexual harassment at workplace is considered violation of women's right to equality, life and liberty. It creates an insecure and hostile work environment, which discourages women's participation in work, thereby adversely affecting their social and economic empowerment and the goal of inclusive growth.
Gravity of the Problem
- Nearly 88% of the female workforce in Indian Information Technology and business process outsourcing and knowledge process outsourcing (BPO/KPO) companies reported having suffered some form of workplace sexual harassment during the course of their work, as per a survey conducted by Transforming India, a non-governmental organization in the Information Technology and BPO/KPO industries. ....
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