Margdarshak shows the way for techies

Hyderabad: Margdarshak is catching up with women techies as they have reported issues related to domestic abuses and stalking. The initiative by the Society of Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) has selected a few women techies and trained them to perform the role of a mentor or a margadarshak.

“Domestic violence is a common issue among women techies. Most of the cases are related to husbands assaulting wives and torture by in-laws. These days, there is an increase in cyberstalking. The victims come to us and we hear them. We later inform the SHE Teams or the local police,” said Mrs Padma Priya, a margadarshak who is also associated with Nasscom.

There is a mandatory internal compliance committees (ICC) at IT companies which deals with workplace harassment. However, the scope of margadarshak is beyond that. It deals with domestic issues and harassment women techies face at public places. Besides, it also creates awareness and gives tips to file police complaints.  

“An IT employee can easily relate to the problems of another IT employee. So, while designing this programme, we visited companies and trained employees.  We equip them with all the necessary skills,” said Bharani Kumar Aroll, general secretary, SCSC.

The next session of the margadarshak programme will be held at TCS on January 30. “The goal is to rope in as many margadarshaks as possible because a strong woman acts as a catalyst,” added Mr Aroll