Sexual harassment at workplace in India medico-legal aspects

Abstract

Sometimes people in authority misuse their power to harass women. There are many women who have faced sexual harassment at some point of time, maybe in the office or on her way to work. They're forced to keep quiet because if they make a noise about it they are subject to worse crimes like assault (grievous, indecent, etc.) and rape, acid attack, etc especially in India. Thus it's the employers' foremost responsibility and ours too, to develop absolute intolerance against sexual harassment at workplace and elsewhere respectively. We all know the wonderful&important role a woman plays in a traditional Indian family. She is a responsible homemaker and a soft hearted hard worker. She is also the 21st Century woman; independent, confident&making successful forward strides in many fields. But when there are so many crimes against women happening daily, so much gender inequality, sexual harassment and hostile environment at her workplace, does India really want to give her the freedom of equality&safeguard her fundamental rights? Or just expect her to compromise, stay down&back up like a woman is expected of in India?