Sexual harassment at workplace and coping-up strategies adopted by corporate working women executives

The present research investigates women's first-hand experiences of sexual harassments at the workplace, public places, and malls. Also through this study attempt is made to know the gravity of its bitter traumatic experiences victim undergoes during harassment and its aftermath. This study was engineered and conceptualized sequel to the December 16 episode wherein a medico – 23 year old physiotherapy student was subjected to cold blooded and barbaric sexual assault followed by gang rape and ended with her untimely sad demise due to intestinal injuries.

This barbaric incidence shooked the entire nation as well as vehement condemnation from different parts of globe that opened the eyes of country's legislature, executives, and judiciary for taking appropriate steps to prevent such incidences in future while protecting women and their life.

This study carried out comparatively on limited sample because many women executives prefers to be neutral and refrain from divulging details as it will hamper the official relations with her colleagues-fellow beings-subordinates and supervisory staff. Effects of sexual harassments on harassed female corporate women executives at workplace.

This study throws some light on extent of sexual harassment in workplaces and evaluate the impact of victim's official relation with her boss (bosses) in the level of her day-to-day interaction with senior officials, appearance, personality traits, and types of behavior. This study was taken in NCR Delhi in various business organizations. The sample was selected randomly with requesting 110 women executives to respond positively while assured them their response will be treated in confidence. They were administered with self developed questionnaire comprising of 35 statements applicable to Indian context and were assessed statistically tested. The study heralds severe impact on sexual harassment. Based on the findings, a model for early identification and effective management of sexual harassment by adopting cope-up strategies in the workplace was generated.