Woman’s Welfare/ Sexual Harassment Eradication Committee

 

Woman’s Welfare/ Sexual Harassment Eradication Committee

Objectives

 

• To create a healthy environment in the campus where every women feels safe and self-confident without any problems related to gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
• To promote awareness about sexual harassment through educational initiatives that encourages and fosters a respectful learning and working environment.
• To create a conducive counselling environment and encourage girl students to discuss their problems  with teachers without any hesitation.
• To promote a culture of respect and equality for female gender.
• To address the informal and formal complaints of any female employee or student and provide them with necessary guidance and support and to ensure the fair and timely resolution of the complaints.

Outcomes

 

• Every women in the campus feels safe and self-confident without any problems related to gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
• Awareness about sexual harassment is created through educational initiatives.
• A conducive counselling environment is created for girl students to discuss their problems with teachers without any hesitation.
• No informal or formal complaints are received by any member of the committee.

Awareness

 

The Committee commits to take the following steps to create awareness on women related issues and to eradicate sexual harassment.

• To invite eminent personalities to give talks on various issues related to women.
• To conduct guest lectures, seminars, workshops, awareness programmes and other welfare activities in different areas such as legal, career and social aspects, to avoid involuntary sexual acts such as rape, inappropriate touching, groping or torture in a sexual manner.
• The Committee also will give the awareness on hygiene and will make sure of a healthy ambiance in and around the college.
• To provide them with the knowledge of their redressal of grievances.
• To provide Counselling services for female gender to share their problems.

Initiatives Taken

 

• To ensure Women's safety in the campus, CCTV's are installed at different locations.
• The college has given provision for girl’s common room which is equipped with attached washroom and furniture where the girl students can sit and take rest.
• From each class, one girl representative is included as a member of the committee.
• Posters about the Committee are prepared and displayed in all general notice boards of the college.

Meetings of the Committee

 

Our committee is a functionary body which meets every month, and if required, emergency meeting will be called at any required time.

 

What constitutes sexual harassment ?

 

Sexual harassment includes any unwelcome sexually determined behaviour (whether directly or by implication) as:.

• Physical contact and advances;
• A demand or request for sexual favours;
Sexually coloured remarks ; The Committee also will give the awareness on hygiene and will make sure of a healthy ambiance in and around the college.
• Showing pornography ;
• Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature.

 

Complaint Procedure

 

• he woman suffering from the problems of sexual harassment or gender discrimination have to submit the complaint either by formally in writing or informally to any members of the committee. These complaints will be discussed and resolved by the WWC members. Appropriate and necessary matters shall be referred to higher authorities for necessary action.
• All complaints will be handled in a confidential manner within a time bound framework.
• Students can place a complaint in the complaint box as well.

 

Complaint Procedure

• he woman suffering from the problems of sexual harassment or gender discrimination have to submit the complaint either by formally in writing or informally to any members of the committee. These complaints will be discussed and resolved by the WWC members. Appropriate and necessary matters shall be referred to higher authorities for necessary action.
• All complaints will be handled in a confidential manner within a time bound framework.
• Students can place a complaint in the complaint box as well.

 

Instructions to girl students

 

• Proper dress code should be followed. Body fit clothing, transparent or revealing outfits should be avoided.
• Harassment of any nature should be reported to the WWC members or higher authorities for redressal.
• Don’t travel with people that you don’t trust, go straight home from college and if you are going late, call your parents to avoid getting in trouble and keeping them from worrying.
• Don’t reveal personal information about yourself over the phone. If someone calls doing a survey or offering something, just tell them you are unable to answer their questions.
• Carry some emergency cash with you. Always have emergency contacts with you or in your device.

 

Punishment

 

Regulation 1 :

Anyone found guilty of sexual harassment shall be punished in accordance with the service rules of the Higher Educational Institutions, if the offender is an employee.

Regulation 2 :

If the respondent is a student, depending upon the severity of the offence, the Higher Educational Institution may -

• 1) Withhold privileges of the student such as access to the library, auditoria, halls of residence, transportation, scholarships, allowances, and identity card;
• 2) Suspend or restrict entry into the campus for a specific period;
• 3) Expel and strike off name from the rolls of the institution, including denial of readmission, if the offence so warrants;
• 4) Award reformative punishments like mandatory counselling and, or, performance of community services.

 

Action against frivolous complaint

 

If the WWC concludes that the allegations made were false, malicious or the complaint was made knowing it to be untrue, or forged or misleading information has been provided during the inquiry, the complainant shall be liable to be punished as per the provisions of Regulation 1

• if the complainant happens to be an employee and as per the provisions of Regulation 2 given above, if the complainant happens to be a student.

 

 

Woman’s Welfare/ Sexual Harassment Eradication Committee

Women’s Welfare Committee Members

Sl. No	Name	Role	Contact Number
1	Dr. Shantharam  Rai C  Principal, AJIET	Advisor	+91 9480065081
2	Dr. Shantha  Kumari. K Professor (Mathematics)	Staff Incharge	+91 9480025089
3	Dr. Shobhitha Shetty  Assistant Professor (Chemistry)	Member	+91 9741968662
4	Mrs. Vilma D’Souza Assistant Professor (Mathematics)	Member	+91 9980016473
5	Mrs. Divya A   Assistant Professor (ECE)	Member	+91 9480671109
6	Ms. Babitha Assistant Professor (Civil)	Member	+91 7760556650
7	Mrs.Smitha Shetty OS	Member	+91 9663869489
8	Mrs. Sharada Devi Office Assistant	Member	+91 9972402821
9	Ms. Raksha Instructor (CSE)	Member	+91 8296263909

 

Woman’s Welfare/ Sexual Harassment Eradication Committee

Activities of the Committee from 2022-2023 :

• International Women’s Day Celebration

Activities Planned for 2020-21 :

To organize expert talks on “The Importance of Women's Health” and “ Stress management”

To conduct Self Defence Workshops

Celebration of “Womens day” on March 8, by conducting some competitions for women.

Activities of the Committee from 2016-2020 :

 

International women’s day on 8th March 2017

The Women’s Welfare Committee of A J Institute of Engineering and Technology has organized a special program to celebrate the International women’s day on 8th March 2017, in the college seminar hall at 3pm. Program began with the welcome dance, performed by Ms. Prashanthi Shetty. Dr. Shantharam Rai, Principal of AJIET welcomed the gathering. Ms. Adhya Rai introduced the guest to the audience. Dr. Ashajyothi Rai, Director of “Aasare Charitable Trust”, was the chief guest of the function. She addressed the students and faculty members with her enriching thought provoking wordings. She mainly highlighted on issues related to women and their impact on the society. The chairman of Women’s Welfare committee Dr.Shanthakumari.K, Department of Mathematics proposed vote of thanks and Ms. Zuha Waseem was the master of ceremony.

 

 

International women’s day on 8th March 2018

The Women’s Welfare Committee has organized a special program to celebrate the International women’s day on 8th March 2018, by arranging various competitions and a value added talk by Dr. Kavyashree K.B., HOD, Department of Clinical Phsycology, St. Agnes College, Mangaluru. Dr. Kavyashree spoke about “Mental health and its importance”. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the competitions in nail art, Rangoli,Paper dressing, Mehendi design and Flower arrangement.

 

 

Women’s Day was celebrated in AJIET on 30th March, 2019

Women’s Day was celebrated in AJIET on 30th March, 2019 by holding an event in the seminar Hall -1. The event was organised by the Women's Welfare Committee (WWC), AJIET. The programme started off by invoking God’s blessings with a meaningful prayer led by Ms. Anajana, student of 4th Semester Civil. The Chairman of Women’s Welfare Committee, Dr. Shantha Kumari K. welcomed the gathering. The event was graced by Chief Guest Mrs. Malini Hasbhavi, Sub Inspector, Kavoor Police Station, Mangaluru. She said that women victims of sexual harassment, dowry harassment and domestic violence have to report to the Women’s desk which encourages women to speak openly and comfortably about sensitive issues. Session was presided by Principal, Dr. Shantharama Rai, who addressed the gathering and spoke on Women’s Day theme “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”. Dr. Sangeetha D M, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, proposed vote of thanks. Ms. Varsha Shetty, student of 6th Semester Computer Science Engineering was the Master of Ceremony.

 

 

SIGNATURE COMPAIGN on 21/09/2019

Youth Against Rape is a community in India against Rape and Fake Rape Accusation. This community has some demands for betterment of Indian Society such as amendment of death penalty law against rape, punishment for females filing fake cases against men and new rules to provide victim & witness protection program. As a support for this mission, the Women’s Welfare Committee/Antisexual Harassment Committee of A. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology in association with Youth against Rape (DK) conducted “SIGNATURE COMPAIGN” on 21/09/2019, Saturday from 12PM to 1PM, near the reception counter. All staffs and students participated in this signature campaign.

 

 

Self-defence Workshop

The Women’s Welfare Committee of AJIET organized a self-defence workshop for all female students and staffs on 22nd February, 2020 at 11AM in seminar hall 3. The CEO and Founder of “Swaraksha for Women Trust®", Mangaluru, Mr Karthik S Kateel, who is also a karate expert, conducted the self-defence training. Along with his mother Mrs Shobhalatha, he explained various instances of harassment women face in the society by a stranger or a group of people and demonstrated five techniques on how women can find ways to tackle them. Explaining the organs to be targeted while fighting against such attacks he said: “Be smarter to understand the mindset of the attacker and select your move.”