One of the most frequently asked and hotly debated topics when it comes to incidents of sexual harassment has to do with Intent. People often ask, "What if someone did not intend to harass? What if the action was accidental, unintentional, or the person meant well?" In this month's episode, we take a deep dive into the topic of Intent vs Impact - what is relevant and why? Talking to us in about this theme is advocate, trainer, PoSH expert and SASHA team member Shweta Luthra.

About Shweta:

Shweta Luthra is a lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Karnataka. She has a BA LLB (Hons.) from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, and an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford. She is also pursuing a PhD at the University of Leicester, researching on the socio-legal aspects of fitness to stand trial of mentally disordered defendants in English and Indian courts.

In affiliation with SASHA, Shweta has worked with nearly 50 organisations pan India, and currently provides support to over 20 organisations. Shweta covers an employee base of over 50,000 personnel for clients based in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa, Pune and Kochi, amongst others. Shweta has conducted over 350 sessions, to sensitise employees on the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace; to train Internal Committees on how to conduct inquiries; and to assist leadership teams in conducting risk assessments and putting in place policies to prevent such occurrences. Shweta acts as an external member on Internal Committees across India, and has handled over 150 cases.

You can know more about Shweta and her work here - www.linkedin.com/in/shweta-luthra-sasha/

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One of the most discussed themes nowadays in the area of workplace sexual harassment prevention is the trauma-informed approach. What is it, why are we talking about it, and how can we adopt it in PoSH? We're excited to the discussing this topic in this month's episode with our guest Dr.Anagha Sarpotdar.

About our Guest:

Anagha Sarpotdar is a practitioner and researcher working on social and legal aspects of sexual harassment at workplace. She has PhD degree in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Her PhD research was focused on social and legal aspects of sexual harassment at workplace. Her article on Sexual Harassment at Workplace published by EPW in November 2016 has found place in documentation namely Parliamentary Documentation done by Parliament of India. She was appointed as Chairperson of the Local Committee constituted by the District Women and Child Development Department, Government of Maharashtra and District Collector Office, Mumbai City under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PPR) Act, 2013 in 2018 and again in 2021. Anagha was also invited by the UN (United Nations) Women, India Office as discussion panelist to provide feedback regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PPR) Act, 2013 in Mumbai.

You can know more about Dr.Sarpotdar here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anagha-sarpotdar-725b66a1/

Do also check out her recent article on the context and evolution of the role of External Members: https://www.livelaw.in/columns/vishaka-judgement-sexual-harrasment-at-workplace-act-internal-committee-appointment-of-external-member-limitations-challenges-184909

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We are thrilled to be featuring two esteemed guests on our latest episode which is on the theme of PoSH practices in the healthcare sector. Sharing their insights with us in this episode are Roli Verma, Regional Head Eastern Region, Narayana Health and Sofia Joseph, General Manager Human Resources, Cloudnine Hospitals. Ms. Verma is a member of the Apex PoSH Committee for Narayana Health and Ms.Joseph is the Presiding Officer of the Internal Committee at Cloudnine Hospitals. Both talk about the specific challenges their industry and their Organizations have faced, especially in the pandemic, and share some insightful practices that have worked for them.

About our Guests:

Ms. Roli Verma is an HR professional with more than 2 decades of rich experience in managing operations and core Human Resource Management functions in highly competitive business scenarios in healthcare. She has been an integral part of senior leadership and business partnership for strategies and focused organizational growth ranging from existing and new projects as well as hospital acquisitions.

Ms. Sofia Joseph heads the Human Resources vertical at Cloud nine Group of Hospitals HQ in Bangalore. With over 17 years of experience in varied industries such as Software, Retail and Healthcare, her expertise spans across various specialties of Human Resource Management such as Employee Relations, OD, Talent Management, and HR Strategic Business Partnering.

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Our August episode features lawyer, PoSH consultant, the editor of our monthly Newsletter Voice, and SASHA team member Jessamine Mathew. Jessamine answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the External Member of an Internal Committee - who they are, why they are needed and how they support PoSH Committees and Organizations.

About Jessamine:

Jessamine Mathew is a lawyer who joined SASHA to work in a space which she believes could bring about a revolution in workplace equality. She has a strong background in Indian labour and employment law, which brings added perspective in advising clients on anti-sexual harassment measures. She is deeply interested in writing on prevention of sexual harassment and workplace issues from a human rights and welfare point of view. She edits and reviews ‘Voice: The SASHA Newsletter’, a monthly periodical released by SASHA, with articles on various themes and topics relating to preventing, prohibiting and redressing sexual harassment at the workplace. Jessamine is enrolled as an Advocate at the Bar Council of Karnataka. She has a BA LLB (Hons.) from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. You can know more about Jessamine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessamine-mathew/

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We are back with a brand new episode this month, and a twist - this episode is hosted by Advocate, PoSH consultant and SASHA Team Member Shweta Luthra and the guest is our regular host Shweta Bhat! Shweta and Shweta talk about microaggressions - what they are, and why we should be paying attention to them.

About the Guest:

Shweta Bhat is a psychological counsellor, PoSH consultant, Trainer and the host and editor of Voice - The SASHA PoSHcast. Having worked and volunteered at various organizations spanning across different industries, Shweta noticed that every industry is plagued by issues around sexual harassment and boundary violations in the workplace. These observations drew her towards conversations about consent, gender equity and appropriate professional behaviour that are emerging as key issues at work, especially in relation to changing cultural influences. Shweta likes to explore these ideas in her workshops with employees, Internal Committee members and Human Resource teams, as well as in her role as External Member of PoSH committees.

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After a brief hiatus, we are back with a brand new episode of Voice the SASHA PoSHcast! In this month's episode, we talk about steps Employers, HR and Internal Committee members can take to ensure speedy redressal and a thorough, fair Inquiry process. We talk to advocate, PoSH consultant, workplace investigator and SASHA team member Sreevidya Varma.

About Sreevidya:

Sreevidya Varma AWI-CH, is a lawyer with 20 years of experience. Her practice is focused on conducting impartial workplace investigations for corporate clients. She specializes in all types of workplace misconduct investigations and specifically in sexual harassment inquiries under PSH Law in India.

Sreevidya is also a subject matter expert for Code of Business Ethics Violations and is the expert member for several Ombud’s Committees and 35 Internal Committees for redressal of sexual arassment. She regularly conducts trainings on conducting workplace investigations and sexual harassment inquiries. She has helped organisations set up policies, SOPs and develop an internal investigations programme.

In addition to her educational and professional background, she holds membership with ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) and Association of Workplace Investigators. She is the first person from India to attend AWI’s Training Institute for Workplace Investigators, and hold ANSI accredited Certificate in Workplace investigations.

You can know more about Sreevidya here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreevidyavarma/

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Welcome to another month of 2021 and another episode of Voice the SASHA PoSHcast! In this month's episode, we focus on the exciting, emerging and much needed conversation on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace and how it is inextricably linked to the long term vision of Prevention of Sexual Harassment.

In this month's episode, we discuss the role of senior leadership when it comes to creating and maintaining safe workplaces and we talk to HR, L&D and Leadership Consultant, and the founder of HR Marga, Manu Srinivasan on the topic.

About Manu:

Manu Srinivasan is an HR, L&D and Leadership Consultant and the founder of HR Marga. She has 20 years of experience across Manufacturing, Retail, IT, ITES and Pharma sectors, the last 8 of which have been in Leadership positions. Manu has also been awarded the Global Inspirational Leadership Award at the World Women’s Leadership Congress in February 2015 and the Asia Pac HRM Congress’s award for being among the top 50 talented HR tech Leaders in 2015.

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Our first episode of the new year on the theme is power heierarchies and their role in the area of sexual harassment at the workplace and its prevention. Taking us through is topic is the Founder and Convener of SASHA Kanti Joshi.

About Kanti:

With masters in law and sociology, Kanti Joshi is qualified to handle the sensitive matter of sexual harassment from a socio-legal perspective. As an External Member on the Internal Committees she supports around 30 workplaces and provides hand-holding support in conducting Inquiry into complaints of sexual harassment. Kanti has conducted about 630 awareness sessions on prevention of sexual harassment (POSH) at the workplace in both English and Kannada at various levels. She has managed POSH Campaigns, organised workshops, designed trainings, developed online modules and is invited as a speaker on POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) in seminars/conferences. From past 7 years, she has been working in this space on all aspects related to POSH. She leads team SASHA and has been initiating various initiatives through SASHA.

More about her in this video: https://youtu.be/7Ldr7OAfNME?list=PLylQUr4BHqBJLDiaaDdYOLSnXDb7f8e4S

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Voice - The SASHA PoSHcast began a year ago today and we're delighted to look back at how far we've come! Our heartfelt gratitude to our client organization, collaborators, supporters and subscribers without whom this journey would not have been possible.

We celebrate this milestone, and the end of a very interesting year 2020, with a fun episode full of heart belly laughs - and even a little song ;) Hope you enjoy watching this episode as much as we loved creating it!

This episode is best watched and you can find it in video here - https://youtu.be/u8rv-4Srhp4

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Team SASHA wishes you a happy new year 2021 in advance!