Birmingham NHS trust sacks staff after sexual harassment claims
The three sackings, at University Hospitals Birmingham, are revealed at a sexual safety charter launch. Source link
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MPs to investigate sexual harassment of female surgeons
It comes after women told BBC News of assaults by senior surgical colleagues in the operating theatre. Source link
Anganwadi workers demand scrapping of apps introduced for them, allege harassment
AITUC and IFTU leaders at a State-level meeting of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ Association working president K. Prema has demanded that the government scrap the different apps introduced by the government for supplying nutritional diet to women and children. The association leaders demanded that the government … Read more
Former surgeon wants NHS MeToo movement for sexual harassment
Former Ipswich surgeon Liz O’Riordan reveals her experience of sexual harassment during training. Source link
Kalakshetra sexual harassment case | Arrested faculty member, Hari Padman, granted bail
Hari Padman. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Hari Padman, a suspended faculty member of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts under Kalakshetra Foundation, who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment, has been granted bail by the IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court at the Saidapet court complex. To get today’s top stories from the … Read more
Migrant workers in A.P. lodged over 100 complaints of harassment in 5 years, says Odisha official
No safety net: Migrant labourers moving to worksites in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Migrant labour from Odisha working in different industries in Andhra Pradesh have lodged more than 100 complaints with the Labour Department officials in the past five years alleging harassment and seeking help to come out of the clutches … Read more
Inter-faith couples face harassment, threats and violence: Madhya Pradesh High Court
A view of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. File photo Holding that “the societal opposition to interreligion marriage often makes it difficult for couples to exercise their legal rights”, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 18 quashed a three-year-old case of cheating against a married couple from Ujjain and the … Read more
Activists allege police harassment during ‘fact-finding mission’ in Bastar
Sixteen human rights activists from Bastar and other parts of the country have alleged that they had to abort a fact-finding mission “on human rights violations in Sukma and Bijapur districts” of south Chhattisgarh after security forces harassed them. The activists had left Sukma on February 1 to visit the interior villages of the district, … Read more
Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment may increase women’s long-term risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, a new study suggests. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, which is the leading killer of U.S. women, accounting for one in three deaths. Sexual … Read more
Docs on TikTok Fight Misinformation and Harassment
Katrine Wallace, PhD, epidemiologist, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. TikTok: @epidemiologistkat; @dermdoctor; @drjenniferlincoln; @austinchiangmd; @anna.blakney. Pew Research Center: “Social Media Use in 2021.” Jennifer Lincoln, MD, OB/GYN, Portland, OR. Austin Chiang, MD, gastroenterologist; chief medical social media officer, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia. Anna Blakney, PhD, vaccine scientist, University of British Columbia. Heather … Read more