Resources

Official documents

The following are some important official documents regarding sexual harassment at the workplace, including Indian Government acts and reports, international conventions and research papers.

Document name

Author

Resource

Handbook on combating gender stereotypes

Supreme Court of India

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Government of India

Act

Handbook On Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Report of the Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law

Recommendations for amendments to the Criminal Law by Justice J S Verma (retd) Justice Leila Seth (retd) Gopal Subramanium so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women)

Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932

An Act to supplement the criminal law

Act

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Dec 1979

International treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly

Vishaka & Ors vs State Of Rajasthan & Ors on 13 August, 1997

CJI J. S. Verma, Supreme Court of India

CONVENTION C190
Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work

International Labour Organization

Sexual Harassment of Women in Colleges and Universities:
Concerns and Solutions
16th November 2017

Genderlogue- Women Power Connect, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Saksham -
Measures for Ensuring the Safety of Women and Programmes for Gender Sensitization on Campuses

University Grants Commission

Other web resources

The following are links to videos, articles, art work and organisations that address sexual harassment in diverse ways. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure these are current and reliable. However, the Gender Cell does not monitor, control or guarantee the information contained in these third party sites.

Title

Description

Resource

Nazariya | UN Women | Sexual Harassment
By UN Women Asia and the Pacific

Video depicting the contrast between how a man and a woman perceive an interaction between them at their workplace
Jan 2, 2020
3 m 42 s

Kaam Ki Baat | UN Women | Workplace Harassment

Kaam Ki Baat (Talking about Work) questions the everyday normalisation of sexual harassment of women at the workplace and advocates for safe and equal workspaces for all women (youtube)
Dec 16, 2019
2 m 33 s

Is This Sexual Harassment?
Men & Women Discuss

BBC video depicting events between two colleagues which are then discussed by people . A social experiment by journalist and presenter Ben Zand
Jan 13, 2019
6 m 6 s

Not Okay:
5 Women Share Their Everyday Sexual Harassment Stories | Women's Day | The Quint

Video depicting five Indian women sharing their everyday sexual harassment stories
Mar 6, 2020
6 m 27 s