A recent newspaper article titled ‘All About Power’ brought forward a Supreme Court judgment in a workplace harassment case involving a driver who had committed repeated acts of misconduct.

After an official inquiry, the ombudsperson ordered his compulsory retirement. Yet despite amendments made to the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 in 2022, the enforcement of this law remains painfully weak and neglected.

But beyond legal technicalities, a far bigger question looms: Can we — as fathers, brothers and responsible citizens — really claim that our sisters and daughters are safe in this society? Even today, women face hesitation, fear and shame when it comes to reporting workplace harassment. Why? Because the very system designed to help them often feels like a courtroom instead of a safe space.........

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