The cases of Harassment and The performance of anti-harassment inquiry committee in news outlets: A survey of Karachi based news media.

Abstract

Workplace harassment is often considered as one of the characteristics of the workplace. This paper highlights the cases of harassment with women journalists at their workplace, the Implementation rate of Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 and the performance of antiharassment inquiry committee established at the news organizations. Alongside the theoretical framework of Liberal Feminism and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the study highlights the ground realities of the growing incidents of harassment against women, despite the presence of an inquiry committee in the organization. The research reveals that not all women facing harassment reach out to file complaint succumbing to the fact that the inquiry committee will not offer them justice.