The Subtle Signs of Sexual Harassment: Identifying the Hidden Behaviours
Sexual harassment is a pervasive problem in the workplace, affecting millions of individuals every year. While many people associate sexual harassment with overt and explicit behaviors, such as physical assault and inappropriate touching, it can also manifest in more subtle ways. In fact, many cases of sexual harassment go unreported because the behavior is not immediately recognized as...
How does a Culture of Silence Creep into the Workplace
After reading an amazing article by Dulini Fernando and Ajnesh Prasad on “How Managers, Co-workers, and HR Pressure Women to Stay Silent About Harassment” made me think of Kripa, the smart recruit, whose short stint in our team was marked with turbulence. Kripa was hired to provide Senior Management with daily operations numbers. To ensure that Kripa’s dashboard did not throw any surprises,...
Male Silence on Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace
At the end of a glitzy office party, a few of us colleagues who were good friends continued the party at one of our houses. Taking a break from the regular boss-bashing, we instead, tore apart a senior leader who we noticed had got close to a female worker at the party. For, all of us had observed the senior leader hold the lady close while welcoming her; while introducing her as a top...
How to Effectively handle Sexual Harassment Complaints at your Organization
As the workplace becomes more and more diverse, there are several pros as well as some cons that arise. The unconscious biases start manifesting themselves in a bigger way when different people come together in teams. One of the ways in which such a bias shows up is sexual harassment because of preconceived gender notions. Companies have identified this as a big concern area but most of them...
KelpHR’s Sexual Harassment Industry Report – 2016
KelpHR releases the Sexual Harassment Industry Report 2016
The Sexual Harassment Industry Report 2016 was conducted and released by KelpHR, one of India’s leading HR Consultancy firm with their flagship offering on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the workplace. The report is based on a survey conducted in July-August 2016. A total of 291 working professionals across India participated in...