World Breastfeeding Week – August 1 to 7
The concept of breastfeeding week was formulated way back in the year 1990 by World Health Organisation (WHO) along with United Nations International ...
Microaggressions: Sexual Harassment Subtleties in the Workplace
Imagine a workplace, if you will, with a diverse workforce. It may be similar to yours, people of different castes, creed, religions, ages, genders e ...
Sexual Harassment in Healthcare System
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were fighting to avail healthcare services necessary to sustain their lives from accessing labs for RTPCR t ...
Judicial precedents leading to the implementation of POSH Act
Farley coined the phrase “sexual harassment of women on the job” in 1975 to describe the patterns of workplace behavior. It took India 38 years to re ...
What to do when facing sexual harassment while accessing healthcare services
You may have come across instances in the news of patients, attendants and those trying to access health care services being sexually harassed. What ...
Fostering a Safer Workplace for Domestic Violence Survivors
“The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.”- Russell Wilson. Accord ...
Domestic Violence During COVID- 19 in India
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 defines ‘domestic violence’ as physical, verbal, emotional, sexual and financial abuse again ...
Domestic Violence – Forms and why it may not be reported
Whenever one talks about domestic violence, what comes to mind?... The picture of a man beating his wife flashes across our eyes. Doesn’t it?... I’m ...
PERIOD SHAMING: An Excuse To Dismiss our Emotions?
The year was 2006, you wore a white skirt to school only for others to make you feel embarrassed when they see a red stain on your skirt. You’re i ...
What are the legal ramifications if IC is not able to complete inquiry in 90 days in current times?
The Internal Committees (“IC”) constantly endeavour to complete inquiries on time i.e. within a period of 90 days as prescribed by Law. At the same t ...
The Concept of ‘Extended Workplace’ given under POSH Law
Sexual Harassment is one of the most noxious problems that we face today.It has been more than 6 years since the POSH Act was enforced and enacted by ...
Uncommonly Common
When a soldier returns from warThe blood all overRepresents bravery and courageFrom that point onSociety puts them on a pedestal When a young girl ...
Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Inquiry Process under POSH Law – Part 1
This Article analyses the meaning of force majeure, evaluates whether Covid-19 is a force majeure event, and its effect on the inquiry process under ...
Effect of Covid-19 lockdown on compliance requirements under POSH Law – Part 2
This Article analyses the meaning of force majeure, evaluates whether Covid-19 is a force majeure event, and its effect on the compliance requirement ...
Marital Rape: An Oxymoron or an Evil?
Justice Verma Committee Report, 2013 stated that according to the common law of coverture, a wife was deemed to have given an irrevocable consent to ...
Celebrating International Women’s Day – 15 Recent Updates Women should Know
Fixing Notional Income of Homemakers, 5th January, 2021 The Supreme Court in the case of Kirti & Anr. vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., was ...
IT Guidelines – Digital Media & Intermediaries: Provisions for Parents to Keep in Mind
Under Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, based on the nature and type of content, foll ...
IT Guidelines – Digital Media & Intermediaries: Provisions on discrimination, online safety from sexual violations & more
Here is a quick summary of the key points under Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: ...
Quid Pro Quo Form of Sexual Harassment – What is it?
This for That; a common understanding of what quid pro quo would mean. It is important to understand the implications of quid pro quo in the workplac ...
BUDGET 2021 – Highlights in relation to women and children
"The proposals in Part A will further strengthen the Sankalp of Nation First, Doubling Farmer’s Income, Strong Infrastructure, Healthy India, Good Go ...
Does definition of Workplace in POSH Law include Virtual Workplace?
While virtual workplaces have been a boon to industries and companies, the magnitude of this platform has broadened over the past year due to the pan ...