GENDER AUDIT REPORT

CRITERIA VII- INSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND

BEST PRACTICES
QnM - 7.1.1
Institution has initiated the Gender Audit and measures for the
promotion of gender equity during last five years.
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Institution has initiated the Gender Audit and measures for the promotion of gender
equity during last five years.

Gender Audit Committee view

Acknowledgement view
Introduction view
Goals for Gender Audit view
Gender Policy view
Objectives of Gender Audit view
Data Analysis view
Details of total Students ratio in the college 2018 -2023 view
Details of total ratio of teaching Faculties 2018 -2023 view
Details of total ratio of non-teaching staff 2018 -2023 view
Details of total ratio of NSS Enrolment 2018 -2023 view
Details of total ratio of NCC Enrolment 2020 -2023 view
 Gender Audit Committee

1. Dr.R.Anand (Chairperson Gender Audit Committee)

2. Dr.M.Suganthi (Chairperson of Women Empowerment Cell)

3. Mrs.M.Inba Arasi (Co-convenor of Women Empowerment Cell)

 Prepared by the Gender Audit Committee and Women Empowerment Cell

Acknowledgments
The team responsible for this audit, comprised of Dr.M.Suganthi and

Mrs.M.Inba Arasi under the supervision and direction of Dr.R.Anand, Chairperson

Gender Audit Committee would like to thank everyone who helped with this initiative,

especially the individuals who offered their opinions and thoughts during the audit
Introduction

The Gender Audit is an attempt to study whether the college has good gender balance.

It tries to see whether college follows government rules, policies and actions formulated

for up-gradation of women in society. The Gender Audit tries to access the impact of its

current and proposed policies on gender equality. The gender audit was conducted to

identify means to make our college campus safer for girl-students/women and sharing

the details with the authority of the college for implementation of the

recommendations.

The aim of the institution is not only to provide quality education but a holistic

development of students. The institution encourages students to excel not only in

academics but also in co-curricular activities like skill enhancement for the

comprehensive development of personality.

The Formation of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Cell (WEC)

The main objective of WEC is to create social awareness about the problems of

women and in particular regarding gender discrimination. Create social awareness

about the problems of women and in particular regarding gender discrimination.

Encourage participation of working in the area of women’s development in the

activities of the Cell. Organize seminars, workshops for creating general awareness and

orientation of students, teachers, and non-teaching staff for their active and sustained

participation in the activities of Cell. Organize various types of training programmes

and create awareness about self-employment schemes for the encouragement of self-

reliance among women.

 WEC is a statutory body which works in different capacities. The aim and

objective of the Women Cell is to prevent empower and to promote general well-being

among female students, teaching and non-teaching women staff in the college premises.

The cell is also responsible to undertake the awareness programmes on gender

sensitization, women rights and women empowerment in the college campus.

Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee

In pursuance of UGC (Prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual

harassment of women employees and students in higher educational institutions)

Regulations, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and

Redressal) Act, 2013, Internal Complaint Committee is constituted to deal with the

complaints relating to Sexual harassment at work place. Mahendra College of

Engineering (MCE) has constituted committee against sexual harassment since 2010.

The objectives of the Committee are:

Prevent discrimination and sexual harassment against women, by promoting

gender amity among students and employees. Make recommendations to the Director

for changes/elaborations in the Rules for students in the Prospectus and the Bye-Laws,

to make them gender just and to lay down procedures for the prohibition, resolution,

settlement and prosecution of acts of discrimination and sexual harassment against

women, by the students and the employees.

Deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, in a

time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized and

termination of the harassment.

Goals of Gender Audit:
The goal of the current Gender Audit is:
 To evaluate how it’s planned and existing policies would affect gender
equality.
 A gender audit enhances the collective capacity of the organization to
examine its activities from a gender perspective and identify strengths
and weaknesses in promoting gender equality issues.
Gender Policy:
 There shall not be any kind of discrimination on the basis of Gender.
 The institution will be open to both men and women.
 All genders have the right to express themselves freely and fairly.
 A grievance redressal cell maintains impartiality, confidentially by
providing accessible and active atmosphere to all the female students and
teaching and non-teaching women for their injustice.
 The institute adopts comprehensive safety measures to all the students,
teachers and non-teaching staff irrespective to gender.
Objectives of Gender Audit:
 The Gender Audit has the following objectives:
 To examine the gender discrepancies at the College level.
 To study and determine the places and variables of gender discrimination.
 To investigate gender-based discrimination and disparities in academic
and nonacademic activities.
 To achieve a good gender balance in decision-making process across all
aspects of college life.
 To propose comprehensive strategies to minimize the gender gap.
 To promote gender equality within the campus.
 To ensure sufficient amenities to all genders to keep the campus gender
discrimination free.
 To increase college's efforts and capacity to prevent sexual harassment.
 To examine gender-based issues that affect administrative staff, students,
and teachers.
Data Analysis

 Details of total Students ratio in the college

Total No. of
S.No. Year Male Male % Female Female %
Students
1 2022-2023 917 68.91% 412 31.09% 1329
2 2021-2022 815 68.38% 378 31.62% 1193

3 2020-2021 818 67.55% 393 32.45% 1211

4 2019-2020 910 67.37% 455 33.33% 1365
5 2018-2019 1097 67.01% 539 32.99% 1636

STUDENT'S RATIO IN THE COLLEGE

67.01% 67.37% 67.55% 68.38% 68.91%

32.99% 33.33% 32.45% 31.62% 31.09%

2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023

ACADEMIC YEAR Male % Female %

The above graph shows the classification regarding the ratio of admissions of males and
females for various Courses. It can be easily analyzed that the ratio of female students was
low from the last five years when it was compared to the admitted male students The ratio of
male and female students’ admissions for B.E. ad B.tech courses in the last five years is
moderate and seems average through all the years. But still, the percentage of boy’s students
was significantly high it was observed that institutional provides campus and gender
promotion activity-based education to improve girls intake. Since the students come from
rural areas, socially disadvantaged groups and the institution offers an education with
affordable fees. The institution has even ways through transportation and other activity
programs.
  Details of total ratio of teaching faculty

Total No. of
S.No. Year Male Male % Female Female %
Faculties
1 2022-2023 106 57.29% 79 42.70% 185
2 2021-2022 132 63.46% 76 36.54% 208
3 2020-2021 144 64.86% 78 35.14% 222
4 2019-2020 130 61.32% 82 38.68% 212
5 2018-2019 159 61.15% 101 38.84% 260

TEACHING FACULTY RATIO IN THE COLLEGE

64.86% 63.46%
61.15% 61.32%
57.29%

42.70%
38.84% 38.68% 36.54%
35.14%

2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023

ACADEMIC YEAR Male % Female %

The above graph shows the proportion of male and female teaching staff . An
analysis of the ratio of teaching staff from the academic year 2018-19 to 2022-23 is
shown above. In the academic year, 2018 -2019 and 2019-2020 the ratio of male
teaching faculty was 60 - 61% and female teaching faculty was 39-38% its started
decreasing. The ratio of male and female teachers in the academic year 2020-2021
and 2021-2022, from year 2021-2022 to 2022-2023 shows increases ratio of female
teaching staff was 1% and ratio of female teaching staff was increased by 6%
remains high in the staff ratio.
  Details of total ratio of non-teaching staff

Total No. of non –

S.No. Year Male Male % Female Female %
teaching staff
1 2022-2023 15 65.21% 08 34.78% 23
2 2021-2022 15 68.18% 7 31.81% 22
3 2020-2021 18 72.00% 7 28.00% 25
4 2019-2020 19 67.85% 9 32.14% 28
5 2018-2019 23 69.69% 10 30.30% 33

NON - TEACHING RATIO IN THE COLLEGE

72.00%
69.69% 67.85%
68.18%
65.21%

34.78%
31.81%
30.30% 32.14%
28.00%

2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023

ACADEMIC YEAR Male % Female %

An analysis of the ratio of non-teaching staff from the academic year 2018-19 to 2022-23
was shown above. The percentage of males and females in the last five years is the overall
same with minimal difference until 2020-2021. The male percentage is higher whereas the
female percentage is low compared to male non-teaching faculties. Compared from the
initial stages the percentage started increasing from the year 2020-2021 to 2022-2023.
  Details of total ratio of NSS students enrolled

Total No. Of
S.No. Year Male Male % Female Female %
Students
1 2022-2023 40 80.00% 10 20.00% 50
2 2021-2022 47 58.75% 33 41.25% 80
3 2020-2021 35 70.00% 15 30.00% 50
4 2019-2020 35 70.00% 15 30.00% 50
5 2018-2019 52 83.87% 10 16.13% 62

RATIO OF NSS ENROLLED STUDENTS

83.87%
80.00%
70.00% 70.00%
58.75%

41.25%
30.00% 30.00%
20.00%
16.13%

2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023

ACADEMIC YEAR Male % Female %

The ratio of NSS Enrolment from the academic year 2018-19 to 2021-22 shows that the
ratio of male student volunteers against female student volunteers is higher. But from the
academic year 2021-2022 it started increasing and again in the year 2022-2023 there was
higher number of participants from the male students compared to female students.
  Details of total ratio of NCC students enrolled

Total No. Of
S.No. Year Male Male % Female Female %
Students
1 2022-2023 12 70.59% 5 29.41% 17
2 2021-2022 17 100.00% 0 0.00% 17
3 2020-2021 9 100.00% 0 0.00% 9

RATIO OF NCC ENROLLED STUDENTS

100.00% 100.00%

70.59%

29.41%

0.00% 0.00%

2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023

ACADEMIC YEAR Male % Female %

The ratio of NSS Enrolment from the academic year 2020-2021 to 2022-23 shows that
the ratio of male student volunteers against female student volunteers is higher. But from the
year 2022-2023 the ratio of women joined NCC has been started and it will be gradually
getting increased with the help of awareness and measures taken by the institutions.