Tag: Sexual harassment
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Belated War Cry
Sexual harassment in the workplace has, of late, become fairly common with an increasing number of cases being mentioned on social media, featuring names of prominent men. The complainants are vocal thanks to the MeToo campaign which has unleashed arguments and abuse. The growing feeling among men that they can tease or molest with impunity …
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November 9, 2018 -
Misogyny and Gender~II
The Sabarimala temple opened for public worship on October 17. Men threatened to lie down on the access route of the temple challenging women to walk over their bodies if they were keen to enter the shrine. It is truly bizarre that despite state support not a single woman between the ages of 10 and …
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November 5, 2018 -
#MeToo: Markfed manager suspended over sexual harassment allegations
The federation suspended district manager Kulwinder Singh following sexual harassment charges against him.
November 3, 2018 -
Coercion not ‘consensual’: US journalist counters MJ Akbar on rape remark
MJ Akbar on Friday denied accusations of rape by Pallavi Gogoi, claiming he had a consensual relationship with her.
November 3, 2018 -
MJ Akbar denies rape charges by US journalist, says it was ‘consensual’
In a separate statement, his wife Mallika Akbar also dismissed Gogoi's accusations, made in an article Friday, as a 'lie'.
November 2, 2018 -
Former Asian Age editor, a US journalist now, accuses MJ Akbar of rape
Pallavi Gogoi alleged that she had to 'pay a very big price' for being the editor of the op-ed page of a prominent newspaper at the age of 23.
November 2, 2018 -
Pakistan’s missing #MeToo movement
Survivors of sexual harassment, activists, lawyers and lawmakers must come together if Pakistan is to have its #MeToo moments, says Arifa Noor.
November 1, 2018 -
‘Dead serious’: Sundar Pichai on Google sacking 13 senior staff over ‘sexual harassment’
Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016.
October 26, 2018 -
Badal demands ouster of Cong minister over texts to woman IAS officer.
Badal said it was shocking that even Rahul Gandhi, who has been apprised about the incident, has kept silent on this issue for more than one month.
October 25, 2018 -
#MeToo: A Paradigm Shift
The #MeToo movement should strike a balance between predatory acts and false accusations, writes Sanjeeb Panigrahi.
October 25, 2018 -
#MeToo movement and vicarious liability of employers
As the #MeToo debate rages in India, it may be instructive to look at American law on the subject, write Joyeeta Banerjee and Rajdeep Banerjee.
October 25, 2018 -
Kannada actress Sruthi accuses actor Arjun Sarja of sexual harassment
Arjun, popularly known as 'Action King', has acted in over 150 movies across Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. He has dismissed the allegations as "false".
October 20, 2018 -
MJ Akbar to record statement on October 31 in defamation case against Priya Ramani
Akbar earlier on Wednesday resigned from his post in the wake of a series of allegations of sexual harassment levelled by at least 16 women.
October 18, 2018 -
Will continue to support #MeToo: Nandita Das after allegations against father
A woman, who is the co-founder of a paper-making company, Tuesday came forward to claim that she was sexually harassed 14 years ago by Jatin Das.
October 17, 2018 -
#MeToo | 20 women journalists support Priya Ramani, to testify against MJ Akbar
MJ Akbar, however, has denied the allegations and filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani.
October 17, 2018 -
What is SHe-Box? Everything about govt portal for complaints of sexual harassment at work
SHe-Box is an initiative by the Government of India to provide a single window access to every woman, irrespective of her work status to facilitate the registration of complaint related to sexual harassment.
October 10, 2018 -
Union minister MJ Akbar singed in #MeToo fire; Maneka Gandhi calls for probe
Akbar has come under the media spotlight after many of his former women colleagues took to micro-blogging site Twitter in the wake of the ‘MeToo’ campaign in India and accused him of sexual misconduct
October 10, 2018