India
I would like to impose that there must be gender equality in this policy, as it is not said if it’s the girls or the boys. Like, it doesn’t say that only girls are affected…
Especially the place I am from- there is very limited exposure to sexual harassment and polices of this sort. Sexual assault happens as if it’s not an issue at all. It’s so common.[…] The sexual…
There should be a proper system […]. They should have proper staff – a person I directly talk to. [With respect to] the thing that happened with somebody [who was sexually assaulted] last year, I…
There are many, many violences perpetrated in the city I come from. I believe that not only should we have this policy in existence, but the effectiveness of the policy is very important. There are…
According to me, there doesn’t need to be any cultural differences. Like, I should go to anybody and explain my problem to anybody. That doesn’t mean – “Okay, I am Indian, so I need an…
What I would do initially [if a friend disclosed to me], is ask myself how am I going to handle this without causing any damage to her feelings. She may have undergone so much already,…
[If I were to talk to older family members about this policy], I’d surely tell my parents first, because I am in contact with them; they are the first person to me. So [… I…
I would definitely follow the law. I understand these things or anything related to sexual violence is an offence, but hiding it is also an offence. If your friend comes to you for help or…
I have one more to add. This thought just came to my mind, so what I was thinking was, in India any form of contraception is something – is not publicly spoken about. So I…
I think we may have different boundaries than others. I think its just getting an idea about where our boundaries are. Obviously, we don’t have the same viewpoints like maybe our grandmother did/does but it…
