Abstract
This article discusses the development of sexual harassment law in a State where most men are steeped in male-supremacist values but remain unaware of their biases. This development has been almost entirely through case law based on the Indian Constitution interpreted in the light of India's international human rights obligations. However, the Indian Penal Code has also been significant in this development, on the one hand expanding the application of sexual harassment laws beyond the workplace to all public places, while on the other hand acting as a brake on the level of damages that might be awarded. While India now has the beginning of a legal mechanism which can redress sexual harassment, there still needs to be a radical transformation in the way women are treated before equality and dignity for all can be translated into a meaningful reality.
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