A webinar on “Sexual harassment in the work places in Nagaland Context” was organized by Prodigals’ Home, NEISSR, Peace Channel and Miqlat Ministry Dimapur on September 18.
The event was conducted with an aim to help identify and enable individuals of all genders to be aware, acknowledge and take responsibilities of one’s own actions towards one another from four different perspectives: Law enforcing agency, Legal, Medical and Women Welfare.
At the event, facilitator, social activist Vitono Gugu Haralu welcomed the participants and briefly explained on the four perspectives.
While State Coordinator, State Resource Centre for Women, Nagaland, Gracy Aye discussed about the state resources, global ‘Me too’ movement, national and Nagaland scenario. Advocate, Thejavino spoke about the legal provisions related to sexual harassment. She shared about different types of sexual harassment at work place and the steps of filing a complaint that are necessary.
Prof A. PurnunglaAier (Nursing Superintendent CIHSR) mentioned that sexual harassment was “any one or more of unwelcome sexually determined behavior (whether directly or by implications)”. She also talked on the importance of setting up ICC citing the support mechanism set up in CIHSR. Speaking on the perspective of law enforcing agency, Sonia Singh (IPS, IGP IR BN)said that due to sexual harassment women get into depression or even end up committing suicide. She spoke about the PoSH Act 2013 which aims to prevent and protect women against sexual harassment at workplace and further urged everyone to stand firm and report the case.