Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ214341

Harassment of Women at Workplace : A Study

Authors(1) :-Dr. Maninder Kaur

Whether at home or outside, women are exploited everywhere. Even after almost 75 years of independence, the patriarchal system dominates the thinking of the common man. The common man still hesitates to give independent rights to women. There are two reasons for this: one, a large sector of our society is in the clutches of the patriarchal system, and the second reason is that, because of increasing crimes against women, society is afraid to send the women out of the house. According to the changing times, the condition of women has improved, and nowadays the number of women working outside is very high. But even at work places, persons with patriarchal thinking do not desist from exploiting women. Women are looked down upon at the workplace and are not considered equal to men. They are made to work longer hours and are paid a comparatively lower wage than men. Nowadays, ever through women come far away from home to work in administration, the commerce industry, shops, etc., but it is not easy for women to work at workplaces; they are harassed in many ways. Women at the workplace have to deal with various forms of harassment, including sexual harassment, apart from pay discrepancies, which take a toll on their health. Women at the workplace are not considered as intelligent as men, and a lack of respect for women is also seen. This type of feeling makes women physically and mentally ill. Discrimination against women at the workplace can take many forms, such as gender discrimination, unfair treatment, not believing that they can do better than their counter parts, etc., which all indicate harassment towards women. In this research paper, we will study in detail the difficulties women face at the workplace and how they are harassed.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Maninder Kaur
Assistant professor, Business Administration, Department of Commerce, RBS College, Agra, India

Harassment, Working women, Workplace, Wage, Patriarchal thinking.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 3 | May-June 2021
Date of Publication : 2021-06-10
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 250-263
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ214341
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Dr. Maninder Kaur, "Harassment of Women at Workplace : A Study ", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp.250-263, May-June.2021
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