While the legislation on sexual harassment has been criticized for practical inadequacies, this paper identifies the theoretical foundations of the legislation that hinder substantive gender equality. The analysis here reveals that the Act was drafted in a normative framework that upholds a standard of conservative sexual morality to the detriment of women’s sexuality. In particular, the paper highlights the Indian emphasis on victimhood, which ultimately results in a loss of sexual autonomy. The paper concludes with the argument that a starting point to improve this regulation is an inquiry into the definition and meaning of the term ‘sexual harassment’ itself. These arguments are further contextualized by the author’s own experiences in the Indian legal industry.

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超越性骚扰中的“性”：对印度性骚扰法案的女权主义批判

虽然关于性骚扰的立法因实践不足而受到批评，但本文确定了阻碍实质性性别平等的立法的理论基础。这里的分析表明，该法案是在一个规范框架中起草的，该框架支持保守的性道德标准，有损女性的性行为。该论文特别强调了印度人对受害者的重视，这最终导致性自主权的丧失。该论文的结论是，改进这一规定的起点是调查“性骚扰”一词本身的定义和含义。作者在印度法律行业的经历进一步说明了这些论点。