Government should bring in laws to deal with workplace harassment against women keeping the increase in number of such cases in Jammu and Kashmir. As far as numbers are concerned it may be minuscule but if not tackled at the early stage the nuisance may turn into dangerous proportions in coming times. Whatever may be the case violence against women are on the increase whether it is dowry related cases or harassment at work or at public places such incidents cannot be just ignored. Harassment may include verbal abuse, epithets, sexually explicit or derogatory language, display of offensive cartoons or materials, mimicry, lewd or offensive gestures and telling of jokes offensive to the above protected class members. The behavior must be more than a few isolated incidents or casual comments. It involves a pattern of abusive and degrading conduct directed against a person because of his or her protected class that is sufficient to interfere with work or creates an offensive and hostile work environment. Today women are facing this problem irrespective of status, position or rank. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti talking about such instance of harassment of women, the issue, it looks has gained some notoriety and prominance. It is not a new phenomena it has been there and the only difference today is any such incident reaches people faster because of social media. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, the government has enjoined upon all Administrative Secretaries and District Magistrates to ensure that Internal Complaints Committees for prevention and redressal of harassment of women at workplaces be constituted in all subordinate offices and at district-level within one month. Along with strict laws there is an urgent need to educate the women about their rights and how to defend it. Under the Fair Employment Law harassment in the workplace may be illegal under any circumstances.