http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/ Thu, 07 May 2026 08:58:10 +0000 MyBB http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/Thread-Sexual-harassment-for-getting-a-PhD-normal-in-India Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:56:24 +0000 http://forum.indianworkingwoman.org/Thread-Sexual-harassment-for-getting-a-PhD-normal-in-India Afterwards he did not let my mother to get permanent in the university(although she was the brightest candidate). My mother went to court as well but as our Indian courts are notorious for prolonging the cases for the life time, she did not get justice. She has to leave her Ph D. midway and she could get her Ph D. under some other guide after almost 20 years. Although later she got selected in government education department but a bright candidate like her had to suffer just because her Head of department and PhD. guide had some designs on her.

Is this a new thing? No, all the women who are working may had experienced it at some point of time in their life in some form. We can name it differently i.e. eve teasing, molestation etc.
Interestingly, till now the verbal abuse of a woman employee is not considered as sexual harassment. If you start looking at it more critically , you will find that this is abundant in our society in different forms as still our male dominated society has not come to terms with women working with them.
I think this story may look familiar to many women and I feel that we women should join hands in fighting against these bohemian attitudes of males and should help each other if we find someone in such situations.]]> Afterwards he did not let my mother to get permanent in the university(although she was the brightest candidate). My mother went to court as well but as our Indian courts are notorious for prolonging the cases for the life time, she did not get justice. She has to leave her Ph D. midway and she could get her Ph D. under some other guide after almost 20 years. Although later she got selected in government education department but a bright candidate like her had to suffer just because her Head of department and PhD. guide had some designs on her.

Is this a new thing? No, all the women who are working may had experienced it at some point of time in their life in some form. We can name it differently i.e. eve teasing, molestation etc.
Interestingly, till now the verbal abuse of a woman employee is not considered as sexual harassment. If you start looking at it more critically , you will find that this is abundant in our society in different forms as still our male dominated society has not come to terms with women working with them.
I think this story may look familiar to many women and I feel that we women should join hands in fighting against these bohemian attitudes of males and should help each other if we find someone in such situations.]]>