Workplace Harassment

Over 1,500 Google employees globally plan a walkout over sexual harassment cases

Last week, Google announced that it fired 48 people for sexual harassment since 2016.

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media

As the #MeToo movement rages on, #Spotlight is a watch on sexual assault and everyday harassment in the workplace. The project is an attempt to collate experiences, opinions and resources on sexual harassment in the Indian media and newsrooms.

Sexual harassment at work: YouGov-Firstpost survey shows abuse in office pervasive as ever, straddles generations

The issue of women's safety in the workplace has come to the fore following the outpouring of complaints against sexual harassment as part of the MeToo campaign

#MeToo and Indian workplaces: Advocate Sonal Mattoo on the movement's lessons for organisations

As #MeToo allegations continue to tumble out on social media, what is the mandate for Indian workplaces? Advocate Sonal Mattoo spoke with Firstpost about the way ahead.

#MeToo in India: MJ Akbar the editor was feted as a liberal and pluralist, he has betrayed those values

The recent revelations about MJ AKbar's assaults on young women mean that his reputation and all that he has stood for is in tatters for all time, and rightly

Online outrage not enough, justice is giving men accused in #MeToo movement their day in court

Some factors niggle in this ongoing #MeToo saga. The accused are not being given a chance to put anything in context, and their reputations are being shredded with no qualms.

No MeToo or CCTV in our time, but we found ways to ward off sexual predators, say veteran women journalists

Journalism in the 1970s and 1980s was nothing like today's media industry. There were no legal guidelines to identify and prevent sexual harassment at workplaces

Editors Guild of India 'condemns predatory conduct of men', expresses solidarity with women speaking up in #MeToo movement

The Editors Guild of India has also expressed "gratitude and solidarity towards women journalists" who shared their stories as part of the #MeToo movement.

India lags in implementation, not laws on sexual harassment; #MeToo movement highlights need for better enforcement

From the #MeToo movement, we must grasp the magnitude and seriousness of sexual harassment cases, which prevail even though there are seemingly strict provisions under the law.

Malaika Arora on Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar row: Applaud the fact that somebody’s finally sharing their story

Malaika Arora says it is important to create safe working environment for women and believes the only way to achieve that is if women come out and name perpetrators.