Center for Gender Equality (CGE)

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Center for Gender Equality (CGE) at the University of Colombo is dedicated to promote harmony, cooperation, and mutual respect between men and women in the university; academic and non-academic staff and the students. Established under the directives of the University of Grants Commission (UGC) and the preview of the UGC Standing Committee on Gender Equity/Equality in Higher Education, the University of Colombo CGE engages in ensuring that a conducive, gender-just working and learning environment exist for all members of the University.

Within the broader concept of ensuring gender equity and equality at the University of Colombo, the CGE will

  1. Create awareness among the University Community on gender-related concepts and matters
  2. Identify ways and means to prevent gender inequality, inequity, and gender-based violence at the University of Colombo
  3. Empower the university community to prevent and respond to gender inequality, inequity, and gender-based violence
  4. Maintain a resource base on gender and sexual and gender-based violence
  5. Monitor and make suggestions to improve gender equality, equity and create a safe environment devoid of gender-based violence in the university
  6. Receive complaints and assisting the university in solving complaints related to gender inequality, inequity, and gender-based violence

These activities will be carried out through a Steering committee consisting of members representing all the faculties, campuses and institutes of the University of Colombo.

What is the difference between gender equity and gender equality. What does this have to do with violence against women?

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STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

FACULTY NAME EMAIL
Faculty of Arts Dr Janaki Jayawardene janakij@history.cmb.ac.lk
Dr Jagath Bandara Pathirage jagathp@soc.cmb.ac.lk
Dr P. Pavithra U. Jayawardena pavithraj@inr.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Education Mr UG Chandrajith chandrajith@dste.cmb.ac.lk
Ms TWV Indigahawela tiromindiga@sse.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Graduate Studies Dr Pradeep Weerasinghe pradeep@fgs.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Management & Finance Mr RYH De Alwis Seneviratn rajishtha@dbe.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Medicine Dr Prabodana Ranaweera probhodana@obg.cmb.ac.lk
Dr Chathuri Gunasekara chathuri@micro.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Nursing Dr G Kisokanth kiso@dcn.cmb.ac.lk
Dr AI Kamaladasa achala@dss.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Science Professor Deepthi Wickramasinghe deepthi@zoology.cmb.ac.lk
Dr Neranga Abeysinghe neranga@chem.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Technology Dr Jayani Wewelwala jayani@at.cmb.ac.lk
Dr Udara Muthugala mutugalau@iat.cmb.ac.lk
Sri Palee Campus Ms D.D.N.N. Dissanayake nirosha@spc.cmb.ac.lk
Mr M.D.N.D.M.Bandara nuwan@spc.cmb.ac.lk
University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) Dr Lasanthi De Silva lnc@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk
Dr. Randil Pushpananda rpn@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk
Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IBMBB) Professor Nimal Punyasiri nimal@ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk
Dr Sudeshini Hewage sudeshi@ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk
National Institute of Library & Information Sciences (NILIS) Ms Sajeewani Wedisinghe sajeewani@nilis.cmb.ac.lk

COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT (CISH)

The University of Colombo Policy against Sexual harassment and Procedural steps for enforcement under section 3.1 requires that a committee of 10 members be appointed as a committee of inquiry on sexual harassment (CISH) by the Council of the University of Colombo. CISH will serve as a pool of inquiring officers from which members (generally 3) can be selected as and when a complaint is received.

Accordingly, the following individuals are appointed as members of the CISH.

  1. Dr Ramani Jayasundara – External member
  2. Dr Wijaya Jayathilake – External member
  3. Former professor Ramani Jayathilaka – External member
  4. Professor Jean Perera – Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine
  5. Professor Neloufer De Mel – Professor. Department of English, Faculty of Arts
  6. Mr H.A. Menaka Harankaha – Senior Lecturer – Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law
  7. Professor Pavithra Kailasapathy – Professor, Department of HRM, Faculty of Management and Finance
  8. Dr M.N. Kaumal – Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
  9. Mr M.A.M. Hakeem – Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law
  10. Professor Amala De silva – Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts

RESOURCES

CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES

Legal Reform to Combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence | Vitriolage (Acid Attacks)

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SESSION ON GENDER EQUALITY

SRI LANKA'S WONDER WOMEN

LOCATION

ADDRESS

Center for Gender Equality (CGE),
2nd floor, Administration Building,
College House,
University of Colombo, 94,
kumaranathunga Munidasa Mawatha,
Colombo 03.