Sashakt - A society for Womens' Empowerment

 

Sashakt is a committee for the welfare of the girl students  and women faculty members and strives for their empowerment and development.  The College complaints Committee that is a complaints and redressal body against sexual harassment, is also linked to this society. Sashakt organises several activities that help to understand what is sexual harassment, educate students and staff on how to prevent and address harassment, and campaigns on prevention of sexual harassment. It uses the medium of films, posters, banners, lectures, discussion etc to create awareness.The society organizes lectures on Ordinance XV(D) to educate the college community about the legal provisions available against sexual harassment at work- place.  Besides, the society also takes up issues related to the adolescent girl child - we had a doctor come and conduct an awareness workshop in the college last year.

Besides the awareness kind of activities, Sashakt also regularly organizes ten-day long 'Self Defence training programme' in association with the 'Crime against women' cell of the Delhi Police. These classes are very popular.

College Complaints Committee (CCC):

  • The committee comprises of two representatives each from teaching and non teaching staff.
  • Three student members are elected through a two tier process wherein each class elects a representative who becomes a member of gender sensitizing committee. The members of gender sensitizing committee then elects three representatives who becomes the members of college complaints committee. The process is to be completed by 25th August each year.
  • The first meeting of the elected members is called before 5th September where in the chairperson and member secretary are elected for the year.
  • Two persons with known contribution to women issues are to be co-opted from  outside the college in the Committee(One of these may preferably have a legal background).
  • The process of choosing the co-opted members and formation of complete committee is to be done by 25th September.
  • At least 50 percent of the members of the committee should be women.
  • CCC handles all kind of complaints against sexual harassment.