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
| FACULTY | NAME | |
| 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 |
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.
- Dr Ramani Jayasundara – External member
- Dr Wijaya Jayathilake – External member
- Former professor Ramani Jayathilaka – External member
- Professor Jean Perera – Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Neloufer De Mel – Professor. Department of English, Faculty of Arts
- Mr H.A. Menaka Harankaha – Senior Lecturer – Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law
- Professor Pavithra Kailasapathy – Professor, Department of HRM, Faculty of Management and Finance
- Dr M.N. Kaumal – Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
- Mr M.A.M. Hakeem – Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law
- Professor Amala De silva – Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts
CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES
Legal Reform to Combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence | Vitriolage (Acid Attacks)
Download PART IVSESSION ON GENDER EQUALITY
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
ADDRESS
2nd floor, Administration Building,
University of Colombo, 94,
kumaranathunga Munidasa Mawatha,
Colombo 03.