The East Singhbhum district education department organised a day long workshop on sexual harassment of women at workplace at the DAV School, Sonari. Designed for teachers of Government schools, college students and high school students, the workshop was organised for the first time. Mukesh Kumar Sinha, the district education officer (DEO) was the chief guest on the occasion.
Tripura Jha, faculty member of Jamshedpur Women's College, Nitisha Besra, a PMRD (Prime Minister Rural development) fellow, Anjana Mishra, director, District Rural Development Authority (DRDA), and others who shared their own experiences and also spoke about how to face the problems.
“Since sexual harassment is becoming a matter of great concern at workplaces and even inside the premises at a co-educational school and colleges, the department has organised the workshop.
"It is our ambitious initiative and we want to touch lives of our students. If it is a matter outside the campus, we will inform the local administration or the police station for the same," said an official. The sexual harassment of women at workplace Act, 2013 was also discussed to sensitise women at the workshop.
The district education department plans to spread the sensitisation across the district with more such workshops.