"Beijing +25" Retrospect and Prospect: The Establishment of Sexual Harassment Prevention Mechanism in the Workplace from the Perspective of Human Rights

• 作者: HUANG Zhouzheng LIU Xiaonan QIAN Chuijun
• 来源期刊: 人权（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（2）
• 所属期刊栏目: ACADEMIC MONOGRAPH
• 页码范围: 272-291
• 页数: 20页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination and gender-based violence.It is a fundamental human right to be in a safe environment at work,free from violence and sexual harassment. The Beijing Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women in 1995 strengthened the consensus that sexual harassment is violence against women. Sexual harassment in the workplace affects critical areas of concern in the BeijingPlatform for Action,such as violence against women,women and economy, and human rights of women.This article reviews the progress and achieve-ments of Chinese government in policy making, law improvement, administrative coordination and governance in the sexual harassment prevention in the workplace for the past 25 years, especially over the past five years.Through analyzing existing issues, this research puts forward measures and suggestions for improving the legal normative system, promoting the formation of joint efforts of different depart-ments and enhancing the employer's initiative. The implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action should be accelerated so as to push for the improvement of sexual harassment prevention mechanism in the workplace and to promote the protection of women's rights and inter-ests.