Education, High Post Don’t Protect Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace, Mindset of Men Unchanged Despite Strict Laws: Delhi High Court
In a significant judgment under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Delhi High Court has upheld the summoning order against a senior officer accused of sexually harassing a female colleague. The Court stressed that power dynamics and social stigma continue to create hurdles for women in reporting workplace harassment, despite legal safeguards. Referring to William Shakespeare, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna remarked that…
