Gender sensitization programme organized at MIER

Excelsior Correspondent

Dr Poonam Dhawan speaking in a gender sensitization programme at MIER on Tuesday.
Dr Poonam Dhawan speaking in a gender sensitization programme at MIER on Tuesday.

JAMMU, Oct 20: A Gender sensitization programme on the topic “Sexual Harassment at Workplace”, was organized by Shrimati Shanti Gupta Centre for Women Studies (SSGCWS) for the staff members and the students of MIER.
Dr Poonam Dhawan, Dean Academic Affairs, Jammu University, was the resource person for the programme while Dr Renu Gupta, Director MIER presided over the function.
In her address, Dr Poonam Dhawan dwelled upon the concept of harassment and said that harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature only, but it can include offensive remarks about a person’s sex. “For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general. Both victim and the harasser can be either a woman or a man, and the victim and harasser can be the same sex,” she explained.
Dr. Dhawan also explained the strategies for combating sexual harassment, provided examples from the real life situations and also touched upon the legislative acts such as Vishakha Judgment Act, 2013. In addition, she also unraveled the duties of the Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH) under the guidelines of UGC at workplace.
Earlier, a wall magazine based on the theme “Sexual Harassment at Workplace” was inaugurated by the resource person.
Dr Renu Gupta, in her welcome address, said that sexual harassment could be anything at workplace that can place women at disadvantage position at work, which includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
A formal vote of thanks was presented by Monika Rathore, Coordinator SSGCWS, MIER.
Also present on the occasion were Dr Annie Koul, Dr B L Raina, Dr Rohnika Sharma, , Dr P L Koul, Harika Singh, Dr Chitra Misra, Faculty members and non-teaching staff of all the Departments of MIER.

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