At outset, I would like to clarify the nowhere the article is in denial of the fact that individuals not assigned female sex at birth and those who do not identify themselves as women are not victims of workplace sexual harassment. However, the article is an attempt to explain reasons for India having a workplace sexual harassment law for women. …
What is sexual harassment at the workplace? An unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which a reasonable person would anticipate would cause a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated constitutes sexual harassment. In the year 1997, the Supreme Court has laid down a set of guidelines in the landmark judgment of …