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Women's Development Cell
email:- wdcgu@yahoo.co.in
Date
of foundation
: October 16, 2005
Office
Bearers :
President : Dr. M.N.Patel, Vice-Chancellor
Vice
President : Dr. S. R. Gandhi
Member Secretary :
The WDC governing body has 15 members representing different
walks of life, like Shri. Arun Oza (Guj. High Court), Smt. Ila Pathak (Awag),
Dr. Sarla Achutan (GU), Prin. Bhalchandra Joshi (
The above cell is constituted under
Hon. Supreme Court's, MHRD's, UGC"s, Human Right's Commission's
directions. Guj. Uni. is the first among the Universities of Gujarat to
constitute such a cell with a properly drafted legal policies ( prepared by Law
Secretaries and Public Prosecutor and Govt. Pleader of Guj. High Court). The
said policy has been approved by the A.C. and E.C. of Guj. Uni.
Under WDC policy every college
affiliated to Guj. Uni. has ben advised to constitute a Collegiate Women's
Development Committee with five members - The composition of CWDC has been
prescribed in the WDC Policy.
Objective of the Cell
"to prevent and deter the
commission of any act of harassment, including sexual harassment and to
provide the procedure for resolution, settlement, or prosecution of acts of
sexual harassment by taking all required steps. Women shall have right to
gender equality and to work with dignity and to have working environment safe
and protected from sexual harassment or abuse and appropriate work conditions
in respect to health and hygiene."
Events
Organized by WDC
- Opening of the cell was marked
by a One Day Orientation Course
for CWDCs. on Oct. 16, 2005. 120 regd. participants took part in the above
event with great enthusiasm.
- Celebration of International
Women's day on March 8, 2006
- Guj. Uni. walks to Women's
Empowerment'- A Rally, March 8, 2006.