Among techies, 50% cases are of domestic abuse

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

“In such cases, we direct them to the police as only they can track the culprit,” said Reddy. So, people approach us for the smallest of small problems too,” she said.The council said that stalking and cyberbullying are the other issues that techies go through. If the situation is extreme and we feel someone requires very deep counselling, we guide them to the police for professional help,” he added.The council, which has about 220 trained margadarshaks working in various companies in the Cyberabad region, said that they get about 1,000 cases per year. The programme, which is aimed at providing a platform for female software professionals to share their problems and help them deal with personal and work-related issues, is an informal set-up.“We want to keep a record of every case we deal with, but most of the women who approach us do not wish to reveal their identity,” said Neena Reddy, director of human resources at an MNC, who also acts as a margadarshak, adding that she gets at least one or two cases a day.“It’s easy for them to open up to a stranger. HYDERABAD: It’s not cybercrime or online stalking that most women techies and other employees working in the IT industry are worried about, but domestic violence.According to the Society of Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), which provides counselling services to people in the industry, 50 per cent of the cases are those concerning domestic abuse “They can be small issues like husband checking their mobile phones in their absence or some minor misunderstanding or major issue between wife and husband or in-laws,” said Bharani Kumar Aroll, General Secretary, SCSC, who also acts as a margadarshak (counsellor).He said that depending on the gravity of the situation, they either counsel the clients or ask them to approach Bharosa center.“For small issues, we sit with them for a couple of sessions and the issues are generally resolved by the end of the sessions.

HYDERABAD: It’s not cybercrime or online stalking that most women techies and other employees working in the IT industry are worried about, but domestic violence.According to the Society of Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), which provides counselling services to people in the industry, 50 per cent of the cases are those concerning domestic abuse “They can be small issues like husband checking their mobile phones in their absence or some minor misunderstanding or major issue between wife and husband or in-laws,” said Bharani Kumar Aroll, General Secretary, SCSC, who also acts as a margadarshak (counsellor).He said that depending on the gravity of the situation, they either counsel the clients or ask them to approach Bharosa center.“For small issues, we sit with them for a couple of sessions and the issues are generally resolved by the end of the sessions. If the situation is extreme and we feel someone requires very deep counselling, we guide them to the police for professional help,” he added.The council, which has about 220 trained margadarshaks working in various companies in the Cyberabad region, said that they get about 1,000 cases per year. The programme, which is aimed at providing a platform for female software professionals to share their problems and help them deal with personal and work-related issues, is an informal set-up.“We want to keep a record of every case we deal with, but most of the women who approach us do not wish to reveal their identity,” said Neena Reddy, director of human resources at an MNC, who also acts as a margadarshak, adding that she gets at least one or two cases a day.“It’s easy for them to open up to a stranger. So, people approach us for the smallest of small problems too,” she said.The council said that stalking and cyberbullying are the other issues that techies go through. “In such cases, we direct them to the police as only they can track the culprit,” said Reddy.

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