The Equilibrio Gazette
A brief buletin for building safe workspaces!
This weekly newsletter is your gateway to staying current on relevant laws (like POSH, POCSO, Transgender Persons Act, etc.) and the psychosocial intersections that impact the workplace.
6th November 2026 | Issue No. 158
Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars! In this section, we highlight an upcoming event you won't want to miss.
Growing Together: A Workshop for Understanding and Nurturing Neurodivergent Children
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Every child experiences and navigates the world differently. Join us for an insightful workshop exploring neurodivergence, including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyscalculia. Learn to move beyond labels, recognise individual strengths, and create supportive, inclusive environments where neurodivergent children can thrive.
POSH Certification Workshop for Internal Committee Members
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Knowing the POSH Act is just the beginning. Learn how to apply it when real complaints and complex situations arise. Join this practical, case-based workshop to strengthen your understanding of IC responsibilities, complaint handling, inquiry procedures, evidence assessment, and fair redressal.
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Become a certified IC member!
In the Spotlight!
Explore ways to build your knowledge and capacity with our team of in-house experts!
Our Mental Health Week Off begins next week, from 7th to 15th November! 🌿
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At Equilibrio, wellbeing is at the heart of our work and culture. This cherished annual pause reflects our commitment to mental health, giving our team time to rest, recharge, and return refreshed.
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While we’re offline, we encourage you to prioritise your own wellbeing, take a pause, and be gentle with yourselves.
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We look forward to reconnecting soon. Take care!
ADHD isn’t simply a lack of attention; it’s a difference in how the brain regulates motivation, emotions, energy, and more. Moving beyond the deficit lens helps us replace shame with understanding, recognise children’s needs, and create supportive environments that work with their brains, rather than against them.
Whether you’re a teacher, parent, CWC member, or organisational leader, your response can shape a child’s safety. Child Safety at Work’s capacity-building programmes equip you with the knowledge and skills to recognise, respond to, and prevent child sexual abuse through informed, sensitive, and legally sound action.
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Explore our programmes: www.childsafetyatwork.org
The Power and Privilege Web: A Tool for Self-Reflection
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How do our identities and circumstances shape the way we experience power, privilege, and marginalisation? Explore Mental Health at Work’s interactive Power and Privilege Web, a reflective tool that helps you examine 21 strands of identity and access, understand intersectionality, and recognise how overlapping systems shape our everyday experiences.
Stay Current!
~ Spotlighting Landmark Judgments since passing of the Law!
I - LEGAL UPDATES
The Delhi High Court permitted termination of a minor rape survivor’s pregnancy at over 29 weeks, notwithstanding the 24-week limit under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. Relying on precedent, the Court held that reproductive autonomy, dignity and bodily integrity under Article 21 require case-specific consideration beyond statutory limits. The Medical Board found the minor medically and psychologically fit. The Court also directed State-funded treatment, preservation of foetal tissue for DNA testing and confidentiality.Â
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that contractual service followed by regularisation must be counted when assessing the five-year qualifying service for study leave under Rule 50 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972. It found discriminatory the denial of study leave to Staff Nurses pursuing M.Sc. Nursing, particularly when similarly situated nurses had been granted the benefit. The Court quashed the rejection and directed issuance of NOCs and grant of study leave to both petitioners.Â
II - Exploring Intersections
POSH Internal Committee Member Wellbeing Survey
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Being an Internal Committee member involves navigating sensitive complaints, complex emotions, and challenging responsibilities. But who supports those who support others? This anonymous and confidential survey by POSHequili and Mental Health at Work explores IC members’ mental health, challenges, coping strategies, and support needs to help build healthier, more supportive workplaces.
Engage with us!
Here's your weekly food for thought through a Fun Fact or Quiz.
Did you know that a recent study by Shanae M. T. L. Campbell and her team in the journal Nature Human Behaviour shows that people often judge others based on whether they think or communicate differently? The researchers found that neurodivergent people are frequently underestimated at work or school simply because their communication style does not match what most people expect. These findings prove that many social spaces use a narrow definition of intelligence that unfairly leaves out those with different ways of processing the world.
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This research highlights why we must stop using one single standard to judge how someone thinks or interacts. We need to build environments that value many different ways of connecting rather than expecting everyone to fit into the same mould. By changing how we see these differences, we can remove the barriers that prevent neurodivergent people from being treated with the respect and equality they deserve.
Have a burning question about POSH? Maybe Mental Health at Work, Child safety or DEI&B strategies? Drop us an email with your query and we would love to answer it, in all seriousness.
Curious Cat:
Who is Deb Haaland and why is her win as US governor-elect historic?
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Answer:
Deb Haaland has become the first Native American woman elected governor in U.S. history. A member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo, she carries a family history shaped by forced assimilation and Indigenous resistance, as Native children across America were separated from their families in a system meant to suppress their languages and cultures. That history shaped her focus on missing and murdered Indigenous women, who are more than twice as likely as the national average to be homicide victims. A University of Wyoming study found only 18% of them received newspaper coverage.
Haaland entered Congress in 2018 as one of the first two Native American women elected, then led the Not Invisible Act in 2020. As the first Native American Cabinet secretary in 2021, she created a federal unit to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous people and launched an inquiry into boarding schools. Now governor-elect, she has pledged reliable funding, better coordination and regular updates for families.
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