Gender Equity Policy
The Gender Equity Policy of MES Kalladi College has been framed so that no students in MES Kalladi College Mannarkkad campus are disadvantaged on the basis of gender. The College gender policy is to abide by the laws of the country such as Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 , Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, POCSO, Information Technology Act, 2000 and also the new legislations which are being introduced in the country from time to time and which have a bearing on the welfare, protection, empowerment and rights of women and transgender. The College shall integrate the spirit of the national level and state level policies including Gender and Empowerment Policy 2010-2020 and Kerala State `Women's policy’.
The Policy
● The institution is committed to ensure that female and male students have equal access to the knowledge and skills that the campus provide
● All the stakeholders of the institution try to ensure equal participation of female and male students in class rooms in line with the vision of the college
● The Gender Equity in Campus provides a frame work of principles and practices that will improve the life chances and opportunities of all students regardless of whether they are males or females.
● MES Kalladi College has the responsibility to provide high quality equitable education that meets the needs of both female and male students.
● Gender related conversations will be encouraged in all the academic and non-academic endeavors in the college to sensitize all the stakeholders about gender issues.
● The College shall adopt the policy of the proportionate inclusion of women in all advisory and decision-making bodies.
● The College will detect and eliminate with gender sensitivity in any kind of practices and customs including the gender differentiated use of space (e.g., play grounds) and time (staying back for co-curricular activities, use of libraries) inside the campus and involvement in co-curricular activities.
● Any type of gender barrier would be identified and removed.
● Safety audit of the campus would be conducted periodically and a SAFE (Sexual abuse free environment) would be guaranteed.
● The College shall believe in inclusion and also in removing the gender based barriers which affect equality of opportunity for growth and development of students and teachers.