Teachers under scanner in JNU’s online gender survey
16 Aug 2013 5:37 AM IST
In order to rid Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus of gender-based violence, the varsity has started an online gender relation survey for its students.
Confirming the news about the survey, vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory said, ‘Yes, it is true that the university has started an online gender survey. This survey is aimed at making us arrive at a better understanding of what happened on the campus. It will help us as a community understand the gender violence and sexual harassment.’ He said JNU has set up a 10-member committee for the purpose of carrying out the survey.
Rector Sudha Pai has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee.
JNU has of late witnessed a spate in gender-based violence. On 31 July, 23-year-old Aakash mercilessly attacked his 20-year-old classmate Roshni with an axe and committed suicide by consuming sulphas. In another such incident on 4 August, a 20-year-old student of Spanish was assaulted by her senior Abhinandan Verma.
Confirming the news about the survey, vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory said, ‘Yes, it is true that the university has started an online gender survey. This survey is aimed at making us arrive at a better understanding of what happened on the campus. It will help us as a community understand the gender violence and sexual harassment.’ He said JNU has set up a 10-member committee for the purpose of carrying out the survey.
Rector Sudha Pai has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee.
JNU has of late witnessed a spate in gender-based violence. On 31 July, 23-year-old Aakash mercilessly attacked his 20-year-old classmate Roshni with an axe and committed suicide by consuming sulphas. In another such incident on 4 August, a 20-year-old student of Spanish was assaulted by her senior Abhinandan Verma.
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