Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Gender Justice at Workplace: Special Reference to Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace act, 2013

Priya R

Abstract :

 India is a sacred land where women are compared to goddess. Women are compared to Mother Earth. 

In Vedic times enjoyed equal status with men. But during the periods followed, women’s status declined. 
Social evils such as Sati, Child Marriage, Dowry system etc prevailed. Major change took place with the introduction 
of English education and the influence of western thoughts. Women organizations and social reform movements began to support women’s causes. Laws such as Hindu Widows Remarriage Act 1856, The Child Marriage Restraint Act 
1929, The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 etc were passed. After Indian Independence, more reforms were 
introduced. Slowly her status changed to a wage earning member of the family. Though, employment gave a new social status to women, still she faces lot of challenges at workplace. The paper analyses sexual harassments as a human 
right violation and critically evaluate the legislative framework in India.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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PRIYA R Gender Justice at Workplace: Special Reference to Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace act, 2013 Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 4 April 2015


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