🚫 PoSH Is a Shield for Safety, Not a Weapon for Ego

PoSH was designed to protect dignity at the workplace, not to settle scores or inflate egos. While global studies show that only 2–10% of harassment complaints are ever found to be false, the misconception of “misuse everywhere” remains far louder than reality. In India, many experts say the number of malicious complaints is even lower. What’s far more common is the opposite: most victims never report at all because of fear, stigma, or career repercussions.

This is why misusing PoSH is dangerous. A single ego-driven or politically motivated complaint doesn’t just target a person, it weakens the entire system. It creates doubt around real survivors, discourages reporting, and makes teams suspicious of the very law meant to protect them. And under PoSH, a complaint is considered “false” only when malicious intent is proven, not just when evidence is limited. That shows how seriously the law treats both justice and misuse.

The real strength of PoSH lies in fairness, emotional maturity and responsible use. It was built to empower the vulnerable, not the vindictive. When used sincerely, it builds trust, safety and respect. Misused, it fuels fear and breaks that trust.

PoSH carries decades of unspoken trauma and fight for equality. Using it casually erodes that legacy. Let’s keep PoSH what it was meant to be a shield of protection, not a weapon of ego