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The Women and Gender Development Cell (WGDC) is a mandated body as per Section 3.2 (15) of the University Grants Commission (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women employees and students in higher educational institutions) Regulations, 2015. St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) with the mission of achieving a gender sensitive space within campus and in keeping with the University Grants Commission regulations constituted the WGDC in 2019. The WGDC in the university is a dedicated body to promote gender equality, address issues related to gender rights, and to create a safe and inclusive environment for all genders on campus. It focuses on engaging into dialogues to promote gender sensitivity, in organising workshops and seminars and creating a deeper understanding of the importance of gender equality, gender awareness by providing support services for students, faculty and staff members of the university.
Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, SJ, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor with the officers of university and members of WGDC.
| S. No | Name | Designation | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Dr. Antara Ghatak |
Assistant Professor, Department of English, SXUK |
Convenor |
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2 |
Dr. Ranjeeta Mukherjee |
Associate Professor, Xavier Law School, SXUK |
Member |
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3 |
Dr. Tanusree Biswas |
Assistant Professor, Xavier Business School, SXUK |
Member |
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4 |
Dr. Mitra Goswami |
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Management, SXUK |
Member |
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5 |
Dr. Tanmoy Kumar Pal |
Assistant Registrar, SXUK |
Member |
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6 |
Mr. Ashish Shaw |
Legal Assistant, SXUK |
Member |
| Sl. No | Date | Name of the programme | Dignitaries Presented | No. of Participant | Mode | Duration | Level | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/09/2019 | Seminar & Panel Discussion on Bridging the Gap: Gender Issues in Contemporary India | Offline | 1 day | ||||
| 2 | 05/03/2020 | Discussion on “Re-evaluating Girl Power: Representation in Media and Popular Culture” | Dr. Debnita Chakravarti, Associate Professor, Department of English, Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata Sudeshna Roy, Director, Actor, Writer Shaheb Chattopadhyay, Actor Singer, Professor Niladri Chatterjee, Head of English, Kalyani University, Usha Menon Bose, Senior manager, Ruia Company | Faculty and Students | Offline | 1 days | ||
| 3 | 25/11/2020 | Webinar on “Gender, Law and Society” | Dr. Trina Nileena Banerjee, Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Sciences, Kolkata Niladri Chatterjee, Head of English, Kalyani University, | Faculty and Students | Online | 1 day | ||
| 4 | 09/03/2021 | Special Talk on “International Women’s Day” titled, “What does it mean to be a Feminist” | Prof. Sanjukta Dasgupta, Dean, Faulty of Arts, Calcutta University. | Faculty and Students | Online | 1 day | ||
| 5 | 14/12/2021 | Workshop on Gender Sensitisation | Dr. Tania Chakravertty, Dean of Students, Diamond Harbour Women’s University Prof. Bula Bhadra Former Prof and Head, Department of Sociology, Calcutta University. | Faculty | Offline | 1 day | ||
| 6 | 25/03/2022 | Organises a talk ‘Speak out for Gender Equality | Professor Shabina Nishat Omar, Prof and Head. Department of English, AJC Bose College, Kolkata | Faculty and Students | Offline | 1 day | ||
| 7 | 28/03/2023 | The Basement Project to Celebrate International Women’s Day held an Awareness Programme on Menstrual Hygiene. | The students of Narayanpur Vivekananda Vidyalaya | Offline | 1 day | |||
| 8 | 13/08/2023-5/09/2023 | Women and Gender Development Cell and the Sports Society conducts Project Sukanya, an unarmed combat training course in collaboration with Kolkata Police. | Inspector Prasanto Heto, Commando of Kolkata Police conducted the special session of Unarmed Combat Training. | The girl students at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata. | Offline | |||
| 9 | 09/03/2024 | SXUK celebrates International Women’s Day | Offline | 1 day |
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