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We can't deny the fact that women's role in society has shifted dramatically over the last few decades. With growth in education and opportunities, an increasing number of women are joining the workforce to build rewarding careers. Despite these remarkable achievements, women still encounter several work issues and professional hurdles at the workplace. Ranging from smaller challenges such as chilly temperatures maintained within office spaces to grave issues such assexual harassment, pay disparities, under-representation of women in the workforce, lack of family support, poor security, pregnancy discrimination, insufficient maternity leave, among others, women in the workforce still have to brave these odds.

Merely allowing women to work is not enough; they must also be provided with a better and more favourable working environment. Although there are various laws and procedures in place to ensure women's safety at work, however, owing to lack of awareness and proper implementation, very rarelydo theyeffectively protect women from harassment, gender bias, and gender inequality in the workplace.

Through her work across India, Dr. Aditi Kaushal Bhardwaj, a Special trainer under Sexual harassment of women at workplace Act 2013, met several women from various industries and understood the issues they faced at work. This drove her to come up with a solution. Thus Dr.Posh, a legal platform was founded with the goal of ensuring smooth operation and intelligent compliance for organisations Under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, Redressal) Act 2013.

The Women Entrepreneur team interviewed Dr. Aditi and learn about her professional journey and how she endorses women’s safety at the workplace.

Give us an overview ofDr. P.O.S.H. What are some important features about your expertise as a legal advisor?

Comparing the stance of women under different sector is what forced me to establish Dr. P.O.S.H.

Dr. P.O.S.H is a unique initiative that aims to create a harmonised work culture and systematised intelligent compliance tailored to the needs of an organisation under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013. We are professionally equipped to depart specialised endeavour for corporate services, consulting services, and legalised condensed hi-tech methods to eliminate Human concerns. By focusing on areas of genuine need, we have maintained growth in the fields of women's empowerment, female-centric organisation growth, and management education.

Take us through your educational journey and prior industry experience.

I am a law graduate and come from a family of lawyers who have been working in the field of labour law for years. I am honoured to carry on the legal tradition that began in 1969.My father and mother inspired me to pursue a career in law and I have been a part of the field since 2005.

My careerbegan with auditing, then moved on to the petroleum industry, the automobile industry, and the hospitality industry. Starting with BOCW compliance and progressing to labour regulations and other aspects of labour law, I've watched numerous sectors grow.

“Dr. Posh is an ideology that emphasises a female-centric path, particularly in regards to workplace sexual harassment and maternity laws and other female centric laws”

Meanwhile, I was pursuing a specialisation in ADR-Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Indian Law Institute, as well as continuing my education in Intellectual Property Rights at AMITY. After that, I pursued an LLM in Law with a specialization in Industrial Relations. Following my master's, I was driven to learn more, so I enrolled in a range of courses, including ISO 14001, quality QMS 9000, and indoor environmental law and in 2014, I began my PhD which was more influenced seeing my sister who is a doctor but in medicine not in law.

I was a guest lecturer at GD Goenka, where I taught family and labour laws. Later, I worked as a freelancer and a member of the Labor Law Institute's panel. I was associated with ICSI for Posh assignments also. I'm also a member of the Supreme Court of India Bar Association's General body.

I finished my PhD, but the desire to learn more remained, so I moved into talent acquisition last year. In between, I completed an MBA programme EILM University and later pursued course on Talent Acquisition from XLRI.

What motivated you to establish Dr. P.O.S.H?

When I first started working, I had to travel across India, which allowed me to meet several women from.

Dr. Aditi Kaushal Bhardwaj, Founder, Dr. P.O.S.H

Dr. Aditi is a specialised trainer under Sexual harassment of women at workplace Act 2013who has completed her Doctorate on Socio Legal Impact of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013. Understanding the issues faced by the organisation engaging women and male manpower drove her to establish Dr.Posh.