In India, every 51

minutes, a woman is
reported to be
sexually harassed
and every 26
minutes a woman is
sexually molested.
According to a study by
the International Labor
Organization (ILO) in
2004, in the 23
countries surveyed, 25-
35 per cent of working
women had been
subjected to sexual
harassment .
 One out of 8 women
surveyed hid to quit
her job. Some of
them were dismissed.
The Supreme Court of India defines , sexual harassment as
any unwelcome sexually determined behavior, such as:-
1. Physical contact

3. A demand or request for sexual favors

5. Sexually colored remarks

7. Showing pornography

9. Any other physical, verbal or non-

verbal conduct of a sexual nature

11. Psychological Abuse

 Subjects another person to an
unwelcome act of physical
intimacy.
 Makes an unwelcome remark
with sexual connotations.
 Makes an unwelcome demand
or request (whether directly or
by implication) for sexual
favors.
 Shows a person any sexually
explicit visual material,.
 Approximately 15,000 sexual harassment
cases are brought to the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) each year.
 Media and government surveys estimate the
percentage of women being sexually
harassed in the U.S. workplace at 40% to 60%.
 40 to 50 % of female employees
have experienced some form of sexual
harassment or unwanted sexual
behavior in the workplace.
 Number of complaints filed by
men are rapidly increasing.
 Mr Phaneesh Murthy sexually
harassed Ms Jennifer Griffith
while she was an
employee of the company.
 This was the second such case
against Mr Phaneesh Murthy.
 "learn the art of pleasing the American
manager.“
 In the lawsuit filed July 18 2003.The
plaintiff charged her supervisor, Mahesh
Anand, forced her to perform oral sex in
Oracle's San Mateo, California offices, in his
car and at her home when her husband was
away. Anand has since left the company.
 The case was rejected due to insufficient
evidence. The prosecutor who rejected the
case was not immediately available for
comment.
 In March, just weeks after the incident in
the suit were said to have happened, Anand sent
out an e-mail informing his colleagues that
he was leaving Oracle for "better
opportunities," the lawsuit said.
 In U.S in 2005, over 15% of . Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission complaints were filed by
men with 11% of claims involving men
filing against female supervisors.

 In U.K in 2005, 8% percent of all

sexual harassment complaints to
the Equal Opportunities
Commission (Britain's EEOC), were
from men.
 A 2006 government
study in the
United Kingdom
revealed that 2 out
of 5 sexual
harassment victims
are male
 Afraid of humiliation.
 Lengthy and expensive
Court
procedures .
 Results in ruining their
career.
 Undergoes lot of mental
trauma.
 Personal life also
gets affected.
 Anti Sexual Harassment policies must
be strongly enforced by companies.

 Employees need to be Educated

regarding the policies.

 Equal Opportunity for both men and

women must be provided.
 Management considerate to victims
instead of degrading them.

 Needs understanding, assessment,

sensitivity commitment from all quarters

 Discrimination free workplace