ABSTRACT
Sexual harassment occurs virtually in all workplaces to varying degrees, though it is often unacknowledged. This chapter builds on qualitative research about health workers’ and administrators’ experiences and views on sexual harassment in Kolkata hospitals (Chaudhuri 2006). While the nature of this sexual harassment has been detailed elsewhere (Chaudhuri 2007), this chapter focuses on the responses of women health workers, their colleagues and superiors to the problem. The chapter starts with an overview of the regulatory and occupational context of the study. It then draws on study findings to briefly outline the nature of sexual harassment in hospitals, before discussing the nature of individual views about the problem.
