Tag: violence against women
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The Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the ‘New Normal’: Impact of COVID-19
Sexual harassment at the workplace causes severe physical and emotional damage. Such damage leads to reduced productivity and a negative impact on the lives and livelihoods of the victims. The problem is compounded by long-held socio-cultural beliefs that tend to place the responsibility on the victim, thereby appending to existing inequalities in the workplace and…
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One Stop Centres: A well intentioned Scheme gone awry?
By Ria Goyal, Ambedkar University, Delhi. The One Stop Centre Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. One Stop Centres set up under this initiative are to be funded from the INR 1000 Crore Nirbhaya Fund which was set up in 2013 to fund various…
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Violence against Women
By Vaishali Mahlyan, University Institute of Law and Management Studies. Violence against women in India is an issue which is rooted in the norm of our society. Male dominating society, law favoring men, inadequate policing and judicial practices deny female victims proper protection and justice. We assume that with increasing participation of women in public life and…