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While it surely is a solution that we can explore in order to eliminate the problem of sexual harassment in the work places but adopting an all female staff does not seem to be a perfect solution. There are many other aspects to the problem that we need to look after. Only then we will be able to completely eliminate the problem of sexual harassment.
The majority of the problem, associated with the toxic workplace for women, lies in the fact that they have to work in the male dominated work environment, which puts our women at a great disadvantage. But this can happen in an all female working environment too. One can have a female alpha boss too where she can be equally dominating to her work employees and make their life hell. With the growing awareness of the LGBT and ever decreasing binary gender, it can be possible that an all female working environment cannot guarantee that a woman will not face any sort of sexual harassment in that scenario too. Also by completely eliminating males for a working environment will also eliminate talent and capable mindsets, that will not be able to join the workforce just because of the gender. This can also call upon the ire of article 14 of our constitution.
The idea of having a complete female working environment to reduce office sexual harassment is not a bad one, but it is not perfect too. The real solution lies in the fact that women needs to be empowered through education and training, so that they do not rely completely on the patriarchal set up of our society. Workplace related guidelines as held in the landmark judgements like Vishakha vs state should be given importance.