Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Nepal
What is Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment is uninvited behavior of a sexual nature that is offensive, embarrassing, intimidating or humiliating and may affect a worker's job performance, health, career and livelihood.
What isn't Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment is not consensual sexual behavior between two people who are attracted to each other. Harassment has nothing to do with mutual attraction of friendship.
Courtesy: ILO – Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Nepal
Research Team: FWLD
Sexual harassment taking place in workplaces is not a new issue in Nepal . Lot of women and girls are subjected to sexual harassments in their workplaces be it hotels, restaurants, government or private offices and even schools and colleges. They quell their experiences resulting in mental torture, frustration, distraction and above all, deterioration in their work-performance. The International Labor Organization published a study on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Nepal (Series 2) the year 2004 and the research was conducted by FWLD and her team. The study dealt with perception, nature, prevalence and effects of the problem of sexual harassment. It had four specific objectives:
- To understand how different groups of people in different work places perceive sexual harassment, how they deal with it and what they think can be done to combat the problem
- To determine the extent and effects of sexual harassment through primary research in selected sectors
- To understand the existing legal position and existing legal mechanism regarding sexual harassment
- To provide recommendations for what can be done to combat sexual harassment and what mechanisms and procedures are needed to address the issue
Executive Summary of Sexual Harassment in the workplace in Nepal Study (in pdf)
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