Contributed by Nupur Pandey
Three senior executives of a leading software firm in Noida were accused of sexual harassment and criminal initimidation by a female colleague. One of the three accused is a senior HR professional working for the company.(Times of India Saturday February 16, 2008)
This case brings in light again the cases of sexual harassment in work cultures. Under day to day circumstances I have seen that when it comes to discussing sexual harassment we as individuals aint very comfortable with the issue. When i read this piece of article in Newspaper, I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss this case in my group of friends and professionals so along with the news clipping I mailed it to some 25 people seeking their comments. Its been a week and till date I have received some 7 responses to my mail. Two of my professionals colleagues actually appreciated my effort and discussed what they had to say about it. One more positive response was from the CE of my previous organization who initiated a discussion on the same with his team and wanted to really bring about changes in the organization. However other interesting responses were "this case is for NGOs or human rights commission to deal with." another response was "India is a shitty place, yahan kuch nahi hone wala. We need a revolution. debates se kuch nahi hoga." some people who werent very comfortable talking about the issue said... we already have a policy so i dont think me or my company needs to think about it and finally another who said "forget it, i dont want to talk abt it"
My purpose of carrying out this discussion was so that whereever in which ever position an individual is working he had the capacity to affect change with in that particular scenario. So why not do it. WHy wait for somebody else to make the change.
For any query:-
Nupur Dwivedi Pandey
09215396762
nupurpandey@gmail.com
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The views expressed by the authors are their own and not that of the owner, moderator, editor or editorial board of Legal Point. Views are not a substitute for professional advice, acting on them will be the reader’s sole responsibility. While every effort is made to have no mistake in post, errors do occur. Legal Point do not own any responsibility for the losses or damages caused to any one due to such omissions or errors.
Three senior executives of a leading software firm in Noida were accused of sexual harassment and criminal initimidation by a female colleague. One of the three accused is a senior HR professional working for the company.(Times of India Saturday February 16, 2008)
This case brings in light again the cases of sexual harassment in work cultures. Under day to day circumstances I have seen that when it comes to discussing sexual harassment we as individuals aint very comfortable with the issue. When i read this piece of article in Newspaper, I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss this case in my group of friends and professionals so along with the news clipping I mailed it to some 25 people seeking their comments. Its been a week and till date I have received some 7 responses to my mail. Two of my professionals colleagues actually appreciated my effort and discussed what they had to say about it. One more positive response was from the CE of my previous organization who initiated a discussion on the same with his team and wanted to really bring about changes in the organization. However other interesting responses were "this case is for NGOs or human rights commission to deal with." another response was "India is a shitty place, yahan kuch nahi hone wala. We need a revolution. debates se kuch nahi hoga." some people who werent very comfortable talking about the issue said... we already have a policy so i dont think me or my company needs to think about it and finally another who said "forget it, i dont want to talk abt it"
My purpose of carrying out this discussion was so that whereever in which ever position an individual is working he had the capacity to affect change with in that particular scenario. So why not do it. WHy wait for somebody else to make the change.
For any query:-
Nupur Dwivedi Pandey
09215396762
nupurpandey@gmail.com
Disclaimer:-
The views expressed by the authors are their own and not that of the owner, moderator, editor or editorial board of Legal Point. Views are not a substitute for professional advice, acting on them will be the reader’s sole responsibility. While every effort is made to have no mistake in post, errors do occur. Legal Point do not own any responsibility for the losses or damages caused to any one due to such omissions or errors.
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