Eve teasing

Eve teasing

Eve teasing is a euphemism used in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan for sexual harassment or molestation of women by men. Considered a growing problem throughout the subcontinent, eve teasing ranges in severity from sexually suggestive remarks to outright groping. Some guidebooks to the region warn female tourists that eve teasing may be avoided by wearing conservative clothing, though eve teasing is reported both by Indian women and by conservatively-dressed foreign women.

In recent years the Indian government has made some efforts to round up eve teasers. The deployment of plainclothed female police officers for the purpose has been particularly effective ( [http://news.oneindia.in/2006/08/28/special-squad-to-nab-eve-teasers-formed-in-kerala-1156746313.html] ) The death of a female student (Sarika Shah [http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980727/20850084.html] ) in Chennai in 1998, caused by Eve teasing, brought some tough laws to counter the problem in South India. After this case, there has been about half-a-dozen reports of suicide that have been attributed to pressures caused by Eve Teasing. Many other cases go unreported for fear of reprisals and exposure to public shame.

ee also

*Sexual harassment

External links

* [http://www.blanknoiseproject.blogspot.com/ The Blank Noise Project]
* [http://erasmus-in-india.blogspot.com/2006/07/bosharivale.html Eve teasing seen by a foreigner]
* [http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/eve_teasing/ Citations of the word which show it dates to at least as early as 1960]
* [http://www.theburningsoul.com/my-blog/202-eve-teasing-in-india Eve teasing in India]
* [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/10/stories/2002091000070100.htm Problems faced due to Eve teasing]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/gorders/par/par-e-20054.htm GUIDELINES AND NORMS LAID DOWN BY THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT IN VISHAKA AND OTHERS VERSUS STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS (JT 1997 (7) SC 384)]


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