Voice - The SASHA PoSHcast Episode 22: Intent vs Impact in PoSH

One of the most frequently asked and hotly debated topics when it comes to incidents of sexual harassment has to do with Intent. People often ask, "What if someone did not intend to harass? What if the action was accidental, unintentional, or the person meant well?" In this month's episode, we take a deep dive into the topic of Intent vs Impact - what is relevant and why? Talking to us in about this theme is advocate, trainer, PoSH expert and SASHA team member Shweta Luthra. About Shweta: Shweta Luthra is a lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Karnataka. She has a BA LLB (Hons.) from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, and an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford. She is also pursuing a PhD at the University of Leicester, researching on the socio-legal aspects of fitness to stand trial of mentally disordered defendants in English and Indian courts. In affiliation with SASHA, Shweta has worked with nearly 50 organisations pan India, and currently provides support to over 20 organisations. Shweta covers an employee base of over 50,000 personnel for clients based in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa, Pune and Kochi, amongst others. Shweta has conducted over 350 sessions, to sensitise employees on the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace; to train Internal Committees on how to conduct inquiries; and to assist leadership teams in conducting risk assessments and putting in place policies to prevent such occurrences. Shweta acts as an external member on Internal Committees across India, and has handled over 150 cases. You can know more about Shweta and her work here - www.linkedin.com/in/shweta-luthra-sasha/ You can catch the episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/8dMmzLf0rws Write to us with your questions and comments at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you. Do also follow us on social media, and share with your friends and colleagues who are interested in this topic as well. We are available on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as Voice of SASHA (@voice_of_sasha). If you enjoy reading and are interested to know more about topics like these, do subscribe to us on Substack (voiceofsasha.substack.com/) for our monthly newsletter. You can also listen to our episodes on your favourite podcasting app. Happy viewing/listening!