The number of women's organisations and those working for women's rights also increased, and during this period reports of bride burning increased. In addition, the severity of these incidents grew as well, in some cases leading to acid throwing, which in turn led to states like Tamil Nadu making it a non-bailable offence. Īlso seen during this period was a marked rise in the number of women coming forward to report cases of sexual harassment, due to changing public opinion against this practice. Other measures taken in various states by the police were setting up of dedicated women's helplines in various cities, police stations staffed by women, and special police cells. The deployment of plain-clothed female police officers for the purpose has been particularly effective. Efforts were made to sensitise the police about the issue, and police started to round up Eve teasers. Soon the Indian government had to take remedial measures, both judicial and law enforcement, to curb the practice. In response, the problem grew to alarming proportions, despite this not being the case in other cultures where women come and go as they please.
In the following decades, more and more women started attending college and working independently, meaning that they were often no longer accompanied by a male escort as had been the norm in traditional society. The problem first received public and media attention in India in the 1970s. However, this form of harassment has been reported by both Indian and foreign women in conservative dress. Some guidebooks to the region warn female tourists to avoid attracting the attention of these kinds of men by wearing modest, conservative clothing. Īs with most forms of personal harassment, sexual harassment is notoriously difficult to prove in a legal sense as perpetrators often devise intentionally discreet ways to harass women, although Eve teasing usually occurs in public spaces and streets and on public transport. They argue that, considering the semantic roots of the term in Indian English, Eve teasing refers to the temptress nature of Eve, and places the responsibility on the woman as an alluring tease. The Indian National Commission for Women has suggested that the expression serves only to trivialize the seriousness of the offence and should be replaced by a more appropriate term. Considered a problem related to delinquency in male youth, it is a form of sexual aggression that ranges in severity from sexually suggestive remarks, brushing in public places and catcalls, to groping. The name " Eve" alludes to the Bible's creation story concerning Adam and Eve.
Indian euphemism for public sexual harassment or assault of women by menĮve teasing is a euphemism, primarily occurring in Indian English, used for public sexual harassment or sexual assault of women by men.
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