
Explore the meaning, causes, and impact of workplace sexual harassment, the evolution of legal frameworks, and learn trauma-informed communication and bystander intervention to support safer, inclusive workplaces.
Define sexual harassment as any unwanted sexual advance across physical, verbal, or non-verbal forms, and clarify consent using the Crisp framework: considered, reversible, informed, specific, participatory.
Identify how workplace sexual harassment arises from power dynamics and consent, including quid pro quo and hostile work environment patterns. Explore roots in rape culture and unconscious bias.
Addressing workplace sexual harassment protects safety, dignity, and livelihood while boosting productivity, morale, and organizational reputation.
Explore how global and Indian legal instruments evolve to shape prevention of workplace sexual harassment, from Vishaka guidelines to the Portia Act, and their impact on justice.
Learn the redressal procedures under posh law, including filing with the internal or local committee within three months, the 90-day inquiry, and employer action within 60 days.
Learn how to support survivors through trauma-informed care by applying six guiding principles—safety, trustworthiness, empowerment, voice and choice, peer support, and attention to cultural, historical, and gender issues—plus bystander interventions.
Clarify the multifaceted nature of workplace sexual harassment, including causes and impacts. Summarize India and international legal frameworks, trauma-informed support, and bystander interventions for a safe, inclusive workplace.
This course is brought to you by One Future Collective. One Future Collective is a feminist social purpose organisation with a vision of a world built on social justice, led by communities of care. We fight for the right of each person to live a life of safety, dignity and belongingness by catalysing people-power and building just institutions.
Through this course, we'll dive deep into the issue of workplace sexual harassment and explore ways by which we can identify, address, and mitigate workplace sexual harassment. We hope this course gives you insights into the evolution of different legal frameworks governing workplace sexual harassment, the implementation of the PoSH law in Indian workplaces today, how you can contribute meaningfully toward developing a safe workplace and more!
Some of the key course objectives are as follows:
To understand the meaning, causes, and impact of workplace sexual harassment.
To develop the skills necessary to identify, address, and mitigate workplace sexual harassment.
To learn about the evolution of legal frameworks governing workplace sexual harassment.
To contribute meaningfully toward fostering safe, inclusive, and respectful workplaces.
Through the course, the participants will be able to:
Demonstrate increased awareness and understanding of workplace sexual harassment.
Understand the legal framework governing workplace sexual harassment in India
Enhance skills in identifying and addressing instances of sexual harassment.
Contribute to creating a safer and more respectful workplace environment for all.
We are very excited to begin this journey with you to enhance our collective understanding of workplace sexual harassment and contribute to fostering safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces for all. The course consists of modules that include examples, activities, and reflective exercises.
Trigger Warning: At the onset, we would like to give you a trigger warning. This course will talk at length about sexual harassment, with the aim of understanding its causes, impacts, and prevention at workplaces to ensure the environment is safe and respectful. Please feel free to pause and leave the course at any time, and return once you are ready.