Question 1.7GS2GS2

Prevention from Sexual Harassment Act (POSH) Act 2015 has a landmark legislation in field of gender empowerment and gender justice by protecting women against workplace harassment.

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POSH Actlimited success in raising awareness about sexual harassment Lack of constitution of Internal Complaints Committee in many organizationsso only 12 out of 20 separated jurisdiction have constituted ICC. Lack of awareness building by the corporate at workplace - Gender biased nature of lawswhere only women are covered, not transgender - Hesitation among women to report offences due to career loss - Lack of sensitive training and awareness campaign to highlight the subtle form of harassment. - Use of coercive measures to force female employees to take both complaint. Factors hindering outreach of POSH Act to unorganized sector women: - Non-constitution of district complaints committee for unorganized sector. - Lack of awareness about the act among women. - Fear of reporting client the incident. - Unorganized sector like domestic workers are outside the scope of administration. - Lack of adequate and legal support to fight cases. - An inadequate use of civil society and NGOs for awareness generation and capacity building. - Complacency culture where it is considered normal.

[Diagram showing strategies to bridge the gap with branches:] - Preparatory role of civil society & NGOs - Awareness generation among unorganized sector women - Regular campaigns and workshops at residential societies, small firms - Proper implementation of district complaints committee and effective functioning - Police should be sensitized to inform women if needed - Ensure adequate legal support to victim women This act can be instrumental in enhancing the workplace participation of women and economic empowerment. There is a need to make it more strong and gender-neutral.

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This act can be instrumental in enhancing the workplace participation of women and economic empowerment. There is a need to make it more strong and gender-neutral.

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Nidhi Goyal

AIR 912023

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GS2GS2

Topic

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections - Performance, Mechanisms, Laws and Institutions

Women's Social Capital

Gender Protection Laws

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