At a time when the #MeToo movement is gaining rapid momentum, focusing on cases of sexual harassment at workplace, minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi took to Twitter calling upon women to report the offences to the sexual harassment portal of the ministry.
Gandhi posted tweets on Wednesday to say, “Sexual harassment at workplace is a violent crime. WCD has put in place the legal and administrative structure, along with alternate mechanism, for grievance redressal to handle cases of sexual harassment. I have been highlighting these from time to time in my posts. #DrawTheLine”
#SexualHarassmentAtWork is a violent crime. @MinistryWCD has put in place the legal & administrative structure, along with alternate mechanism, for grievance redressal to handle cases of Sexual Harassment. I have been highlighting these from time to time in my posts.#DrawTheLine
— Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) October 9, 2018
She further tweeted saying, “#DrawTheLine I request working women and organisations to help spread the word about http://www.shebox.nic.in/-Government’s dedicated portal to file complaints of sexual harassment at work.”
#DrawTheLine
I request working women & organisations to help spread the word about #SHeBox https://t.co/nAX1coyA2C, Government’s dedicated portal to file complaints of #SexualHarassmentAtWork.#Metoo #MeTooIndia pic.twitter.com/FsVRdSmewn— Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) October 9, 2018
What is SHe-Box?
The sexual harassment electronic Box (SHe-Box) is an effort by the government to provide women single-window access, irrespective of their work status, regardless of whether they work in the organised or unorganised, private or public sector, to facilitate registering complaints related to sexual harassment.
Any woman facing workplace sexual harassment can register their complaint through this portal. Once a complaint is submitted to the SHe-Box, it will be sent directly to the concerned authority with jurisdiction to take action into the matter.
Steps for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace
The registration of complaint through SHe-Box is very easy. The complainant however is required to have a valid e-mail ID.
- Click on the tab ‘Register Your Complaint’
- On the next screen choose the category to which you belong:
- ‘Government Employee’ or ‘Private Employee’
(NOTE: In case you are a Government employee, select whether you are working with Central Government or State Government.)
- Fill in all the necessary details in the registration form and click on the ‘submit’ tab for its submission.
- Once the complaint is submitted, a confirmation message is sent to your email id (mentioned in the complaint form) containing a link through which you can use your email id as userid for the account created on SHe-Box.
- Generate a password to view the status of the complaint from time to time.
