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WOMEN GRIEVANCES CELL

As per the UGC and University of Madras Direction “Women Grievance Redressal Committee was established in the year 2018 to provide and promote a health environment to ATASC Staff and students in accordance to section section 29 of the Sexual Harassment of women at Workplace (prevention, Prohibition and Redressal ) Act, 2013.

Who can approach WGRC for help? Any ATASC female employee (faculty or staff) or student Definition of Sexual Harassment: "Sexual harassment" includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior, whether directly or otherwise, as:

physical contact and advances
demand or request for sexual favours
sexually coloured remarks
showing any pornography, or
any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature

What are the possible actions that can be taken against the respondent?

Warning
Written apology
Bond of good behaviour
Adverse remark in the Confidential Report
Stopping of increments/promotion
Suspension
Dismissal
Any other relevant mechanism

Objective

To equip the female students and faculty with knowledge of their legal rights and to safeguard them.

Activities

To resolve issues pertaining to girls or women sexual harassment.
To provide a platform for listening to complaints and redressal of grievances.
To ensure safe and healthy learning environment for girl student whereby they are protected against any kind of victimization and are always provided with environment which is free from fear and is conductive to progress and for discharging their duties.

If you are harassed, what should you do?

Inform to immediate supervisor or any other person in authority if the complaint is against the Convener or WGRC-Committee Members.

The victim can meet in person or call or file a complaint (hand-written, typed and signed, email) to the WGRC.
The victim can reach us at atasc.wrgc@gmail.com
The victim also contacts the chairperson or any other members directly.
Rest assured that your complaint will be kept CONFIDENTIAL.

Inquiry into complaint:

Based on the complaint inter of Memo or Suspension will be issued to the respondent, immediate enquiry committee have been constituted.
The inquiry shall be complete within a period of ninety days from the date of the complaint.
On completion of the inquiry, the Internal Committee shall provide a report of its findings to the employer within a period of ten days from the date of completion of the inquiry and such report be made available to the concerned parties.
If the allegation against the respondent has been proved, it shall recommend disciplinary actions to be taken against the respondent to the employer.
The employer shall act upon the recommendation within sixty days of its receipt by him.

#	Title	Event Date
Report
1	WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION	03-03-2022
2	INAUGURAL FUNCTION	25-08-2023

Committee Members

Staff Members

#	Name of the Member	Department	Designation	Role
1	Mrs.M.Geetha	Computer Science	Head of Department	Vice Principal
2	Mrs.T.Senthamil Selvi	Computer Application	Head of Department	Senior Professor
3	Dr.R.Kogila	Commerce	Assistant Professor	Convenor
4	Dr.S.Vijayalakshmi	Zoology	Assistant Professor	Member