Indian female professor was forced to "voluntarily resign" for swimwear photos, and the school was arguing that the school was threatened to claim for more than $ 10 million

Last year, a female professor of a university in India was interviewed and forced to resign after being complained by the students published by a swimsuit published in a private account.

In March of this year, the "angry" professor filed a lawsuit to the school, accusing the school in violation of the employment and workplace sexual harassment law, requiring the school to apologize and compensate the arrears of wages. As a result, the school threatened to sue her with defamation, asking for compensation for $ 12.5 million. The incident attracted the attention of India, and the students of the school also protested to support the female professor. Recently, the female professor was anonymously interviewed and described her "the dark moment of life".

Self -portrait flowing out by parents complained

The school asked her to take the initiative to leave

Last summer, a 31 -year -old Indian woman posted a selfie on the private Instagram account.

On August 9, 2021, the woman became an assistant professor at the University of San Zeville, India, and was responsible for teaching undergraduate students and graduate classes in English. What she didn't expect was that after just two months, the female professor was interviewed by the school on October 7, 2021.

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When she was "brought into the interrogation room", a committee composed of Vice President Felix Raj, Academic Director Ashish Metra, and five women said that some parents complained to the school and called a big man who was a big man. The student saw her selfie in Bikini and took out 5 or 6 photos and asked her to confirm.

The woman said that thinking of her private photos was passed on this way, and she felt "humiliated", "I was shocked, when I saw these photos, I felt panic, and my personal photos were Share. "

However, she still explained that I do n’t know how the student got these photos. The time to post the photo was June 13th, that is, two months before he joined the company, and the social media account was “private”. Only friends who are concerned can be viewed, and the uploaded photos will disappear from the platform after 24 hours.

The school did not accept her statement, and also criticized her behavior "to make the school shame" and asked her to submit a written report to apologize. The next day, the female professor gave an apology letter as scheduled, but the vice president said that the school still suggested to firing her and hoped that she could resign. The other party said that the photos were rumored on the Internet, and most students had seen it. "If you do not resign, you may enter prison because parents are ready to call the police." The female professor who felt "invisible" said that he had to resign.

For her, the teaching career has just begun to interrupt, and it is undoubtedly a huge blow. After being forced to resign, she had to move back to her parents' crowded home, and borrowed money from relatives to pay her father's medical expenses. "The months after the incident were the darkest days in my life," she said.

Angry the school was "beaten down"

Tens of thousands of people signed a joint letter to support her

It is reported that after being forced to resign, the female professor was still angry and began to seek legal help. "My private photos were downloaded and shared dissemination without my consent. My lawyer suggested that I have a sexual harassment complaint with the online criminal police." She said.

In March of this year, after adopting the advice of a lawyer, the female professor filed a sexual harassment complaint with the police, and issued a legal notice to the University of St. Zeville, accusing the school of violating the employment and workplace sexual harassment law. Essence

However, the school publicly denied that the forced female professor resigned. Vice President Laji claimed that the school accepted an apology letter from a female professor on October 8 and believed that she would return to work after the holidays of the Dujia Bodhisattva Festival, but they received her at the end of the October 25th holiday. The resignation. However, he also believes that "university is a sacred hall to learn knowledge. She should not post those photos."

What shocked the female professor even more was that after denying all allegations, San Zeville University began to threaten to sue her with defamation and ask her to compensate her $ 12.5 million.

Soon, the story of this female teacher attracted the attention of India. In many people's eyes, this is an example of Indian women's continued restraint. Even women who have been educated and independent are no exception. Even if they are regarded as "academic campuses of free space", there are no exceptions.

It turns out that the "life, dressing and behavior" of Indian women is still trapped in social ethical norms. The workplace discrimination and sexual harassment and violence are also the main reason for the low labor participation rate of Indian women. Among the global gender gap index announced by the World Economic Forum this year, India ranks 135th among 146 countries.

The encounter of the female professor inspired other Indian women to speak. Some people uploaded swimwear photos to show solidarity, and thousands of people signed a petition against the University of St. Zeville. According to reports, many students and graduates of the school are also very concerned about the matter and criticize the school's approach. In the end, 25,000 people jointly signed a joint letter to Ban Najib, the Minister of Education, Bangladesh. Ban Najib said that he hoped that the university would apologize to the female professor, and at the same time, it would also ask "the government to punish the high -pressure means of the school committee."

The female teacher said that in this "lonely battle", the steady stream of support became the source of the power of her to go. Recently, she moved to Delhi, found a new teaching work, and started a new life.

"This matter taught me, it is important to defend her rights," she said.However, now she dares not upload a photo of her bikini, but she still hopes that one day I can have the courage to do so. "The day I can do this is my victory day."

Editor Guan Li Yang Cheng

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