Published : Aug 15, 2022 18:00 IST The women’s movement has a chequered history of more than a century in India, beginning with the abolition of sati in 1829 to the enactment of the Vishaka Guidelines in 2013. 1979: Mother Teresa is the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 1997: Arundhati Roy is the first Indian woman …
Sexual harassment of women at work by their superiors or bosses remains a depressingly common phenomenon worldwide. Loyola college, Chennai aided the accused in defaming the victim The management then sought legal advice to determine whether the committee established in accordance with the Vishaka Guidelines should only investigate Josephine’s sexual harassment complaint. On one hand, the Loyola College Secretary Rev …
Vishaka Guidelines The legal recourse on the issue of sexual harassment in India came only in the 1990s, though the country signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on 30 July 1980 and ratified it on 9 July 1993. Banka, R : "Delhi High Court Sets Aside LCC's Order on Sexual Harassment Complaint," Hindustan …
