SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 – A WELCOME CHANGE IN A WORLD OF UNWELCOME ADVANCES.

Abstract The development of sexual harassment law is much needed in a state where most men are steeped in male-supremacist values but remain unaware of their biases. Till now, this development has been almost entirely through case laws and the Indian Penal Code has also been significant in this course by expanding the application of sexual harassment laws beyond the workplace and acting as a brake on the level of damages to be awarded.The consequences of sexual harassment at workplace are so tragic that these leave deep scars on women. It is considered as a violation of fundamental rights of a woman to equality and her right to live with dignity. While India now has the beginning of a legal mechanism which can redress sexual harassment, “the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013” has been enacted with the objective of providing women protection against unwelcome behavior of males at the workplace.