Center for Gender Equality (CGE)

The 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
- Create awareness among the University Community on gender-related concepts and matters
- Identify ways and means to prevent gender inequality, inequity, and gender-based violence at the University of Colombo
- Empower the university community to prevent and respond to gender inequality, inequity, and gender-based violence
- Maintain a resource base on gender and sexual and gender-based violence
- Monitor and make suggestions to improve gender equality, equity and create a safe environment devoid of gender-based violence in the university
- 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.
Application to enroll as a volunteer to the Centre for Gender Equality
Download- Prohibition of Raging and other forms of Violence in Education Institutions Act No 20 of 1998
- Penal Code Amendment Act No. 22-of-1995
- Victim Witness Protection Act
- University of Colombo Policy on Sexual harassment
- Prohibition of Ragging -UGC Circular 919
- Common guidelines on Student Discipline – UGC Circular 946
- Complaints on Ragging & SGBV made by Students & Staff Members to the Universities – UGC Circular 04/ 2020
- Women’s Charter Sri Lanka
- Preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence UGC, FUTA & CARE International
- Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No. 34 of 2005

Prof. Deepthi Wickramasinghe
Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences

Prof. Tharusha N. Gooneratne
Department of Accounting

Dr. Pradeep Weerasinghe
Faculty of Graduate Studies

Dr. Neranga Ishan Abeyasinghe
Department of Chemistry

Dr. Jayani. J. Wewalwela
Department of Agricultural Technology

Dr. Gnanaselvam Kisokanth
Faculty of Nursing

Ms. TWV Indigahawela
Department of Social Science Education

Ms P. Pavithra U. Jayawardena
Department of International Relations

Dr Sudeshini Hewage
Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
CGE Staff

Acting Director – Center for Gender Equality
Professor Arosha S. Adikaram
Department of Human Resource Management
Faculty of Management & Finance
arosha@hrm.cmb.ac.lk
2nd floor, Administration Building,
University of Colombo, 94,
kumaranathunga Munidasa Mawatha,
Colombo 03.