Symposium on PoSH, Diversity in Inclusivity, Subconscious & Unconscious Bias


The School of Law, CHRIST Deemed to be University, Pune Lavasa Campus organized a symposium on the topic the Prevention of sexual Harassment, Inclusivity in Diversity and Unconscious and Subconscious Bias. The symposium saw Mr. Antony Alex, CEO of the Rainmaker and Ms. Deepa Shanker, Founder of Authempic Consulting, a Mumbai-based firm working with organizations in building inclusive workplaces.

Mr. Antony Alex spoke elaborately on the laws that deal with sexual harassment and violence against women in work places as well as universities. He gave examples of different situations where harassment is possible and cited a good number of cases decided by the Courts to safeguard women and their rights.

Ms. Deepa Shankar spoke about the Gender bias and how to identify them. She spoke about the inclusivity of diversity in educational campuses and about the biases that take place at both unconscious and subconscious levels. She explained different methods to identify these biases and how to overcome them leading to a healthy and positive environment of learning and living in harmony.

Students were encouraged to ask questions about themselves and to realise their potential biases against people of different gender, region, culture and religion.

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  1. POSHADVO has been founded to help keep workplaces free of sexual abuse across all sectors in the country. See more about Posh Lawyers in India

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