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Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Experiences Of Women In The Health Sector, Paramita Chaudhuri
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Experiences Of Women In The Health Sector, Paramita Chaudhuri
Reproductive Health
The objective of this report is to explore sexual harassment of women in the health sector in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Specifically, it explores women’s perceptions of the occurrence of sexual harassment in hospital settings, and probes women’s own experiences of sexual harassment and incidents of sexual harassment in the hospital environment about which women are aware. The study also investigates the nature of action taken to seek redress, and the extent to which working women are aware of the complaint mechanism outlined by the Supreme Court. Findings confirm the persistence of sexual harassment in the workplace, the reluctance of …