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		<title><![CDATA[Indian Working Women Forum - Narrate your Story here]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harrasment ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi, <br />
<br />
I am 28. I am sharing my experience here to help understand the degree of harassment I went through. I am unable to gauge. <br />
<br />
My boss at work, who is close to 55 years of age, sent me a WhatsApp messaged asking me to send me my photo to him. I wrote back saying I did not appreciate his message. It ended there. But right from next week, I continued to work with him - discussing work in his cabin and taking work-related approvals. <br />
<br />
Post that incident, he did not send any such messages. But he would letch on me. He does that with many girls in the office. With me, he would often want to see what is beneath my clothes through the neck cut of the dress. Once he send a work related message on WhatsApp some time at 1 in the night.<br />
<br />
He often passes statements like - "I want the work to  be sexy" / "Those are signs of menopause (with reference to some other colleague) /" . He would also oogle at my chest, even in public.     <br />
<br />
I am unsure what action do I take.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi, <br />
<br />
I am 28. I am sharing my experience here to help understand the degree of harassment I went through. I am unable to gauge. <br />
<br />
My boss at work, who is close to 55 years of age, sent me a WhatsApp messaged asking me to send me my photo to him. I wrote back saying I did not appreciate his message. It ended there. But right from next week, I continued to work with him - discussing work in his cabin and taking work-related approvals. <br />
<br />
Post that incident, he did not send any such messages. But he would letch on me. He does that with many girls in the office. With me, he would often want to see what is beneath my clothes through the neck cut of the dress. Once he send a work related message on WhatsApp some time at 1 in the night.<br />
<br />
He often passes statements like - "I want the work to  be sexy" / "Those are signs of menopause (with reference to some other colleague) /" . He would also oogle at my chest, even in public.     <br />
<br />
I am unsure what action do I take.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Got inspired by a tv serial]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/Thread-Got-inspired-by-a-tv-serial</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[My working life was turning drastic day by day because of the work environment and no support from my family. But I really got inspired by this hindi tv show "Main kuch bhi kar sakti hoon" which airs at 7 pm every sat &amp; sun on DD National. The protagonist of the show taught me to stand by my own ideals even without any support and to do and pursue in life whatever i want to do. It is my life and not anybody else's so I should be the one taking my own decisions. The show has women empowerment as its main theme and is really inspiring the woman of today's society to become strong and independent.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My working life was turning drastic day by day because of the work environment and no support from my family. But I really got inspired by this hindi tv show "Main kuch bhi kar sakti hoon" which airs at 7 pm every sat &amp; sun on DD National. The protagonist of the show taught me to stand by my own ideals even without any support and to do and pursue in life whatever i want to do. It is my life and not anybody else's so I should be the one taking my own decisions. The show has women empowerment as its main theme and is really inspiring the woman of today's society to become strong and independent.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Safety at workplace: Staying late night alone at office]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/Thread-Safety-at-workplace-Staying-late-night-alone-at-office</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 06:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I am working in a private firm. office timings are 9am to 6pm on week days and 9am to 2pm on saturday. My manager asks me to stay back on Saturday till late in evening and work. Other female coworker is never asked to stay back. Is it rite to ask a female employee to work over time late in evening with all other have left the office and even the lady security guard leaving. I dont feel safe as all other female collegues leave office. Manager sometimes messages late at night and wants me to reply to his messages even if its 1am at night. Is there any law that prohibits employer to contact an employee without any valid reason.<br />
<br />
Please suggest what to do.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am working in a private firm. office timings are 9am to 6pm on week days and 9am to 2pm on saturday. My manager asks me to stay back on Saturday till late in evening and work. Other female coworker is never asked to stay back. Is it rite to ask a female employee to work over time late in evening with all other have left the office and even the lady security guard leaving. I dont feel safe as all other female collegues leave office. Manager sometimes messages late at night and wants me to reply to his messages even if its 1am at night. Is there any law that prohibits employer to contact an employee without any valid reason.<br />
<br />
Please suggest what to do.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[enquiry about extention of probation period]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/Thread-enquiry-about-extention-of-probation-period</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[dear sir/ madam,<br />
1. I am a ESIC employee, working in a ESIC Model Hospital. I want to ask you whether the paternity leaves availed during probation period can extend the period of probation. <br />
<br />
2. I have joined the ESIC Model hospital on 23rd April 2011 but i was given nursing care allowances from 1st July mentioning that the indoor patient admission was not started since 1st July 2011. please tell me since when I should be given nursing care allowances.<br />
<br />
                 Regards,<br />
             Ashish]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[dear sir/ madam,<br />
1. I am a ESIC employee, working in a ESIC Model Hospital. I want to ask you whether the paternity leaves availed during probation period can extend the period of probation. <br />
<br />
2. I have joined the ESIC Model hospital on 23rd April 2011 but i was given nursing care allowances from 1st July mentioning that the indoor patient admission was not started since 1st July 2011. please tell me since when I should be given nursing care allowances.<br />
<br />
                 Regards,<br />
             Ashish]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wrongful terminatin with fake allegations on reporting minor girls molestatation]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/Thread-Wrongful-terminatin-with-fake-allegations-on-reporting-minor-girls-molestatation</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NGO Center for Free English Classes: Illegal termination after reporting molestation on female students by co-teacher. 12-15 yr old girls. hugs, touching habit, runs his hands over bare arms of 14yr old girl, for instance. Atleast one girl confessed to have quit after he touched on arms/shoulder again &amp; again despite objection. Makes 14yr old his girlfriend. Co-teacher is 21yr old man. Rests his head onto girl's shoulder INSIDE classroom.<br />
<br />
I sent voice recordings &amp; then requested them to come &amp; conduct an independent investigation. A week later, Center shut down &amp; I was served show-cause notice making false allegation that I "shouted &amp; used abusive language at an adjoining health camp two days ago". I was terminated despite stating that I dint leave my class &amp; never attended any health camp.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NGO Center for Free English Classes: Illegal termination after reporting molestation on female students by co-teacher. 12-15 yr old girls. hugs, touching habit, runs his hands over bare arms of 14yr old girl, for instance. Atleast one girl confessed to have quit after he touched on arms/shoulder again &amp; again despite objection. Makes 14yr old his girlfriend. Co-teacher is 21yr old man. Rests his head onto girl's shoulder INSIDE classroom.<br />
<br />
I sent voice recordings &amp; then requested them to come &amp; conduct an independent investigation. A week later, Center shut down &amp; I was served show-cause notice making false allegation that I "shouted &amp; used abusive language at an adjoining health camp two days ago". I was terminated despite stating that I dint leave my class &amp; never attended any health camp.]]></content:encoded>
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