Yesterday SC issued a law to protect women lawyers against the sexual harassment against their counterparts in courts. Though this is a welcome step, I don't understand one thing. Why do we have so many loopholes in existing laws so that every time a new things comes we decide on a new law!
Thankfully, not after so much delay after the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“Sexual Harassment Act”) come into place on April 23, 2013, these regulations for women lawyers have been formalized. There have been cases where women lawyers could not take benefit of this law, as they do work at courts but courts are not their employers. I think the law itself should be changed based on workplace and co-workers.
The case of women lawyers came because there were several cases in the recent past on harassment of women lawyers. So, every time we realize we have missed some other sector as well, are we going to wait till there are changes in the law?
Is the woman who has already been harassed has to face more harassment by the hands of policemen and law because for them the law is not in place.
I think, we should seriously consider, all possible aspects and loopholes in the Act to save and empower thousand other women.
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