committee
WOMEN’S CELL/ ANTI-GENDER HARASSMENT COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
- To uphold the dignity of women at KGNC.
- To facilitate a gender sensitive and congenial working environment, so that women, whether the female employee (contract, casual, temporary and permanent) or female student, are not subjected to gender-specific discrimination or sexual harassment.
- To empower every female in our institute.
- To make sure that all men and women workers are provided with equal facilities in terms of their overall welfare and safety at workplaces.
- The cell proposes to conduct effective orientation and sensitization programmes for faculty, non-teaching staffs, and students.
- Awareness through extra-curricular activities.
- To arrange lectures of eminent personalities on women safety.
FUNCTIONS
- To conduct an inquiry for the complaints against the individual.
- To address the informal and formal complaints of any female employee or student as specified in the objectives of the cell.
- To provide counseling and support services on our campus.
- To promote awareness about self-protection against sexual harassment through educational initiatives.
- To ensure that appropriate action is taken against the offender.
- To ensure that victims and witnesses are not victimized or discriminated because of their complaint.
- To take proactive measures towards sensitization of the gender issues, so that KGNC is an excellent workplace for all.
STUDENT MEMBERS ROLE
- To join hands in promoting gender amity.
- To participate in innovative programmes arranged by Women’s cell.
- To create awareness among women on women safety.
RESOLUTION
- To conduct a counseling session.
- To organize a self-defense training program annually.
- To utilize the service of the music therapy unit for stressed faculty and students.
FUTURE PLAN
- To organize programmes to develop Defense Mechanism and Assertiveness among women in KGNC.
- To motivate the women to conduct Research on Women’s Health.