MGD Girls' School organized an online *PoSH* ( prevention of sexual harassment at work place) awareness program for Teaching staff, office staff, library, hostel & nursing staff, on 24th September 2024. This program was conducted by Social Axiom Foundation - Project CACA (Children Against Child Abuse)
*Topic* : Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013
Aspect: Legal
The webinar on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, commonly called the PoSH Act, is academic in its aspect. The webinar aims to ensure a safe, healthy work environment for everyone at the school and promote gender equality. However, it must not be considered a substitute for legal advice.
Webinar’s areas of focus can be broadly categorised under the following sections:
- Power equations and Superiority types.
- Gender distribution in places
- Constitutional morality and women’s rights laws in India.
- Foundation stone of PoSH Act.
- Terms: aggrieved, complainant and respondent.
- Definition of sexual harassment as per the Act.
- Committees and within PoSH Act, their salient features and powers.
- Within the act: scope of employee, employer and types of workplace.
- Posh cycle - Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal
- Intersection of criminal laws with PoSH Act.
- Government initiatives favouring women’s rights.
- # Metoo Movement in India.
- Laws in retrospect.
- Gender and Technology.
