Logical reasoning — Workplace policy and gender safety: Women’s organisations welcome amendment to Industrial Employment Rules, 1946 to curb sexual harassment; determine whether prevalence comparisons or hiring deterrence follow

Given data

• Statement: Women’s organisations in India welcomed the amendment of the Industrial Employment Rules, 1946 to curb sexual harassment at the workplace.
• Conclusions to test:
  • I: Sexual harassment at workplaces is more prevalent in India than in other developed countries.
  • II: Many organisations in India will stop recruiting women to avoid such problems.

Concept/Approach

The statement indicates support for a curbing measure; it does not provide cross-country prevalence data (I) nor predict employers’ future hiring practices (II).

Step-by-Step reasoning
1) I does not follow: no comparative statistics are provided.2) II does not follow: there is no basis to infer a broad hiring deterrent effect.

Verification/Alternative

Welcoming a policy can arise from a desire to improve safeguards regardless of international comparisons or hiring outcomes.

Common pitfalls

• Adding external knowledge or assumptions not present in the statement.

Final Answer
Neither I nor II follows.