Course Information & Syllabus
This course is designed to develop a critical understanding about the nature, causes and adverse. impact of sexual harassment at the workplace as a form of gender-based violence. The course is designed to build capacities for preventing sexual harassment at work.
Course Content
Paper I Understanding Sexual Harassment
- What is and is not sexual harassment
- Sexual harassment as gender-based violence
- Supreme Court Guidelines for preventing sexual harassment at the workplace.
- Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill- 2010
Paper II Nature of Gender Inequalities
- Sex and gender; construction of femininity, masculinity and gender roles
- Male dominance and patriarchy
- Nature of gender inequality in the family and outside
- Gender relations as power relations and their reinforcement
Paper III Understanding Gender-based Violence
- Nature, victims, causes and impact of gender-based violence
- Ultrasonic techniques,Information and Communication Technologies andgenderbased violence
- Pornography as gender-based violence
- Invasive reproductive technologies as gender-based violence
Paper IV Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
- Role of men, women, institutions and employers and state in preventing and dealing with sexual harassment at workplace
- Creating gender sensitive Space- family, workplace, classroom
- Gender sensitive language, culture, media, science &technology
- Gender equality as menโs liberation