[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Anuska Roy The Madras High Court has laid down a set of expansive guidelines to protect embers of the LGBQIAP+ community against discrimination on the 7th of June. Among other major pointers, Justice N Anand Venkatesh spoke about barring the practice of “conversion therapy” that aims to alter queer individual’s “gender identity… Continue reading Madras High Court Sets Judgement on Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Category: Sexual Harassment
Inclusion Policies to learn from Kate Manne’s ‘Entitled’
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Priyanka Chakrabarty Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women by Kate Manne analyses the socio-cultural phenomenon of male entitlement. Manne has been dubbed as the ‘philosopher of MeToo Movement’. Her works primarily focus on two main aspects- (i) ways misogynistic systems are created which keep women ‘in their place’ and (ii) excessive sympathy… Continue reading Inclusion Policies to learn from Kate Manne’s ‘Entitled’
‘Invisible Women’ Tells Us How Gender Safety Audits are the Need for Many Workplaces
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Naina Bhargava In April, the World Economic Forum released the The Global Gender Gap Report 2021, in which India was ranked at a dismal 140 out of 156 countries. We’re down 28 positions on the Index in 2020. This year’s report tells us that it’s going to take South Asia, wait for… Continue reading ‘Invisible Women’ Tells Us How Gender Safety Audits are the Need for Many Workplaces
Awareness of Gender Equality | ‘Women Needed At Every Level Of Party Leadership’: Senior Politician Lathika Subhash
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Diya Maria Abraham Kerala, a state that has been projected as a safe haven for women, boasts of a high female literacy rate, life expectancy and a sex ratio of 1084 females to 1000 males, in contrast also shows a glaring inadequacy in the representation of women in both the legislative assembly… Continue reading Awareness of Gender Equality | ‘Women Needed At Every Level Of Party Leadership’: Senior Politician Lathika Subhash
‘Diversity Is About Numbers, Inclusion Is About Impact’: Janet Stovall, Global D&I Champion
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Janet Stovall is currently a Senior Client Strategist at the NeuroLeadership Institute. She was the former Senior Director at the UPS for Social Impact and The UPS Foundation and TEDx speaker. Her career spans over three decades across multiple sectors. In her own words, she’s a radical inclusionist who helps… Continue reading ‘Diversity Is About Numbers, Inclusion Is About Impact’: Janet Stovall, Global D&I Champion
POSH News: ICC Finds IIT Madras Professor Guilty Of Sexual Harassment
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Every week we bring you a roundup of news and opinion on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, popularly called the POSH Act, from Indian media, focusing on workplace sexual harassment and its far-reaching effect on equality, equity and mental health of employees… Continue reading POSH News: ICC Finds IIT Madras Professor Guilty Of Sexual Harassment
‘Women Don’t Need Charity, They Need Investments’ Says Encubay Founder, Deeksha Ahuja
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Deeksha Ahuja is the Founder of Encubay, a global diversity-focused startup network. Their flagship diversity-focused incubator has been set up in collaboration with Greenhouse Capital Africa. Deeksha has over eight years of experience in the Ed-Tech, Food-Tech, Beauty-Tech, Media-Tech and Healthcare-Tech space. In conversation with, Pallavi Pareek, Founder of Ungender… Continue reading ‘Women Don’t Need Charity, They Need Investments’ Says Encubay Founder, Deeksha Ahuja
Ungender’s Guide To Understanding Maternity Benefits In India
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Editor’s Note: As we approach the end of 2020 and take stock of the unprecedented nature of the last 10 months, we’re revisiting some of the conversations we’ve had on understanding, applying and complying with POSH, on maternity benefits, trans rights, on rights of persons with disabilities and how we… Continue reading Ungender’s Guide To Understanding Maternity Benefits In India
POSH Roundtable Highlights: Need For Aware Leaders, Accessible HR Mechanisms, And More
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Saloni Borse Even though it has been seven years since POSH came into effect, there remains quite a bit of ground to cover when it comes to companies making sense of the POSH Act and taking compliance seriously. In pursuit of Ungender’s mission and ambition to ensure that all workplaces are safe,… Continue reading POSH Roundtable Highlights: Need For Aware Leaders, Accessible HR Mechanisms, And More
Pop Culture And POSH: 5 Times TV Shows Made Sexual Harassment At Work Look Funny
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Mimansa Sidhnath The effects of media on the audience has been a popular field of study since the time of the First World War. Back then, it was limited to the study of effects of propaganda, run by the government, on the citizens. With the advent of television and films, the focus… Continue reading Pop Culture And POSH: 5 Times TV Shows Made Sexual Harassment At Work Look Funny
