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    The document defines sexual harassment at the workplace according to the Supreme Court as unwelcome physical contact or advances, demands or requests for sexual favors, sexually colored jokes or remarks, displaying pornography, or any other physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior with sexual undertones. It then lists manifestations of sexual harassment that can occur in everyday life, such as commenting on personal appearance, suggestive remarks, unnecessary touching, staring, using pet names, obscene phone calls or messages, taking unauthorized photos, stalking, unnecessary visits to employees' workspaces, character assassination, gossiping about personal or sex lives, watching or sharing pornographic materials, and sexist/misogynistic humor.

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    The document defines sexual harassment at the workplace according to the Supreme Court as unwelcome physical contact or advances, demands or requests for sexual favors, sexually colored jokes or remarks, displaying pornography, or any other physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior with sexual undertones. It then lists manifestations of sexual harassment that can occur in everyday life, such as commenting on personal appearance, suggestive remarks, unnecessary touching, staring, using pet names, obscene phone calls or messages, taking unauthorized photos, stalking, unnecessary visits to employees' workspaces, character assassination, gossiping about personal or sex lives, watching or sharing pornographic materials, and sexist/misogynistic humor.

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    Sexual Harassment at Workplace: Understanding The Issue

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    The document defines sexual harassment at the workplace according to the Supreme Court as unwelcome physical contact or advances, demands or requests for sexual favors, sexually colored jokes or remarks, displaying pornography, or any other physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior with sexual undertones. It then lists manifestations of sexual harassment that can occur in everyday life, such as commenting on personal appearance, suggestive remarks, unnecessary touching, staring, using pet names, obscene phone calls or messages, taking unauthorized photos, stalking, unnecessary visits to employees' workspaces, character assassination, gossiping about personal or sex lives, watching or sharing pornographic materials, and sexist/misogynistic humor.

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    sexual harassment at workplace

    understanding the issue

    SANHITA | 2011

    Supreme Court Definition


    physical contact or advances
    demand or request for sexual favours

    sexually coloured jokes or remarks


    display of pornography

    any other physical, verbal or non verbal behaviour with sexual undertones
    SANHITA | 2011

    Supreme Court Definition any UNWELCOME


    physical contact or advances
    demand or request for sexual favours

    sexually coloured jokes or remarks


    display of pornography

    any other physical, verbal or non verbal behaviour with sexual undertones

    SANHITA | 2011

    Manifestations in everyday life


    Commenting on personal appearance Suggestive remarks bearing double meaning Unnecessary touching Staring at a womens body roving eyes Using names such as sweetheart, honey etc.

    SANHITA | 2011

    Manifestations in everyday life (contd.)


    Obscene, threatening phone calls Sending inappropriate emails, forwarded emails and text messages Taking pictures on mobile phone cameras without permission Stalking following Calling to the cabin unnecessarily on pretext of work Persuading a woman employee to accept car/ bike lift
    SANHITA | 2011

    Manifestations in everyday life (contd.)


    Purposely organising tours and site visits to ensure a particular employees company Character assassination, particularly linking up with boss and colleagues Gossiping about her personal/ sexual life

    SANHITA | 2011

    Manifestations in everyday life (contd.)


    Watching soft porn on office TV, computer etc. Reading aloud stories about womens sexuality, sexual abuse etc. in a salacious manner from newspaper reports Using pornographic material as computer desktop or screen saver, or pin-ups on the soft board

    SANHITA | 2011

    Manifestations in everyday life (contd.)


    Sexist & misogynist humour Comments on a womans body, sexuality, pregnancy and fertility

    SANHITA | 2011

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