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How to deal with Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

 

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'You look gorgeous, Honey!'
'Anything for you...'
'It was only a joke; you should learn to enjoy!'
'I love you from the bottom of my heart.'

Sounds common, right? But what happens when these words are spoken in the wrong place and in the wrong tone?

BCC, demonstrates, through a collection of short stories, how such apparently harmless statements have impacted people at the workplace. The short stories are based on real-life sexual harassment incidents from across the Indian corporate world. Stories that include both genders, and range from freshers to CXOs, and across different industries.

Short Stories based on True Incidents

Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

 

Statistics state that 22 out of every 100 employees are sexually harassed at some point of their career. Of which, 9 are harassed more than three times and 5 out of the 22 harassed are men.

BCC attempts to give tips and share best practices to accompany the accounts of real-life incidents, so the reader is better equipped to deal with different forms of incidents:

 

  • Employees, on how to deal with harassment, if such a situation arises
  • Witness to an incident, how do you support your colleagues and the victims?
  • HR professionals or Harassment Committee members, it is your responsibility to prevent and redress such incidents
  • Employers, how do you protect your employees, your brand and be compliant to the law of the land?

What our readers have to say

  • Let me take this opportunity to thank you for writing such a nice book “Behind Closed Cubical”. This book has covered all the aspects of Sexual Harassments in short stories with valuable conclusions.

    Anjusha Poundarik - HR Business Partner - Allscripts

  • It was not just reading the book, it was a learning experience.Right from Anna to Geetha, we have met in our life at one point or another. The best feature of the book was the narration. First you took us to the situation, made us understand what was going around and finally what happened and what should have been done. BCC includes the situation reference, process to be followed and best practice to be implemented to proactively avoid the situation. I will recommend BCC as a must read not only for corporates but for Educational and business entity. In a nut shell a single point reference for all organization to create a harassment free zone. Thank you for the book and it is a honor to review BCC. Keep your good work dear Viji.

    Philomin Subbathra - Lead-Operations - DISYS India Private Limited

  • Thanks a lot for the book which is a constant reminder of current challenges that business leaders have to be aware of, given the evolving work force in India. The presentation of the content in the book is a great example of how critical information can be assimilated in easy to understand and by creating relevant scenarios. Very helpful indeed. Best wishes for your next one.

    Dushyant Gupta - SVP - Borderless Access Panels Pvt Ltd.

  • Read your book over the weekend. I enjoyed reading the book and liked the way in which it was written. Simple language, easy to comprehend and a case-based approach made understanding easy. I especially liked the summary at the end which reasoned as to why the particular action was taken. The selection of diverse cases gave a good perspective as to what can be done in various scenarios. I would say a must read for working professionals and would recommend the same to colleagues and friends. Thank you for the book and the insights.

    Manish Khanolkar - Head (L&D) Arvind Ltd

  • BCC is a timely book that busts the myth that sexual harassment 'doesn't happen in our company'. It demystifies a hush hush subject and helps us look at prevention of sexual harassment not as a legal compliance item but a way of life through the simple ideas and recommendation for employees, employers and executives.

    Elango R - Author and President HP business Unit, Mphasis

  • BCC has poignantly sketched the stories of sexual harassment at workplace. Everyone who deals with issues of sexual harassment at workplace and their concern for justice will find this book stimulating and useful.

    Dr Asha Bajpai - Founder Dean, Professor, School of Law, TISS, Mumbai

  • First of all congratulations on the book & I believe it would have garnered wide-spread support and readership – kudos! I really liked the simple examples that were taken to explain various scenarios. These instances are so relatable that you feel it could happen in your own organisation. The language was simple & easy to follow so it makes for an easy-quick read - that is the USP given that you want every HR professional to read it. Most importantly, the narration was such that it actually gave a sense that you/Kelp were aware of the case first-hand so the credibility was really high! All-in-all, I think you have a winner for the awesome book! Congrats again Viji.

    Shanthi Sundar - Sr Director and Head HR – India, Pegasystems Inc

 

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