How to be a better Ally? What exactly does it mean to be an Ally? An ally or a straight ally is a heterosexual person who actively supports the LGBTQIA+ community and lifts the queer community up. Understanding and acknowledging what the LGBTQIA+ community is, their struggles and strengths is…

Kausalya Saptharishi It’s a challenging time to raise boys-especially teenagers enroute to becoming young men. The #MeToo era justifies the secret fear mothers nurse of raising sons with scant regard for girls in their classrooms, female colleagues at their future workplace-or women in general. Can mothers of boys be blamed…

I have been reading travelogues of Bishwanath Ghosh in the past few months and was keen to read his book “Gazing at Neighbours: Travels along the line that partitioned India”. …

“Wear office clothes even when you work from home to stay motivated.” “Stick to a schedule.” “Ensure you have non-work-related conversations with your colleagues.” It’s been over a year since the pandemic became the focal point of our lives, and we’ve heard these tips several times over. …

The PoSH Act includes a specific section that has been constructed to cover “false complaints”. There has been a common belief that the PoSH law gives way to women consistently filing false complaints of sexual harassment. Section 14 of the Act specifically states that if the ICC, during the course…

In the case of Apparel Export Promotion Council v. A.K Chopra The Supreme Court while emphasizing on the definition of what amounts to sexual harassment, upheld the dismissal of a superior officer of the Delhi based Apparel Export Promotion Council who was found guilty of sexually harassing a subordinate female…

In our conversations around workplace culture, we often overlook the more minor things that end up having a long-term impact. The backhanded insults in the lunchroom, the pointed yet painful jokes “made in jest,” the smirks you notice, the faces they make-all those thousands of paper cuts. …

In a decision-making process, bias is considered the antithesis to a fair and just proceeding. Under the PoSH act 2013, an Internal Committee by the foundation is enshrined to be free of any biases as they lead to a conflict of interest while impacting the outcome of the proceedings. The…

In this case, the Petitioner was working as Driver — Grade 1 at Electrical Division, Cherthala, Kerala State Electricity Board since 2003. Petitioner had filed the petition before the High Court challenging his transfer order. The respondent i.e. the Electricity Board argued that the transfer order was issued on account…