University Gender and Development Office
Welcome to the University Gender and Development Office, a vital cog in the University's Decorum and Investigation System.
Pursuant to Section 24 of the Code of Decorum and Administrative Rules on Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Sexual Misconduct, and Inappropriate Behavior (“Code and Rules”), the UGDO has oversight of, monitors, and evaluates the University’s Decorum and Investigation System in general, and the implementation of the Code and Rules in particular.
UGDO is also responsible for the coordinated development and implementation of Gender and Development (GAD) policies and programs for the University, including mandatory on-boarding and continuing training programs in GAD for all University personnel.
The office absorbed the workings of the erstwhile CHED-mandated GAD Focal Point System and manages and reports the University’s compliance with CHED’s GAD-related directives and guidelines.
The current director is Dr Maria Elissa Jayme-Lao, appointed to the position last 22 February 2021. Dr Lao is the incumbent Chair of the University’s GAD Focal Point System Committee and at the same time the LS representative in that committee, as well as a member of the Department of Political Science of the School of Social Sciences. As UGDO Director, Melissa serves as ex-officio Chair of the University Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Committee, a body mandated by CHED CMO 1, s. 2015.
Contact UGDO at genderdev@ateneo.edu.
Code and Rules
- Code of Decorum and Administrative Rules on Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Sexual Misconduct, and Inappropriate Behavior
- Code and Rules Frequently Asked Questions
- CODI Report Form
UGDO Memoranda
| Number | Date | Subject |
| 1 | 29 March 2021 | Release of the Findings and Recommendations of the Independent Auditor |
UODI Memoranda
| Date | Subject |
| 30 September 2021 | UODI Semi-Annual Report 2021 |
Related Memoranda
| Office | Date | Subject |
| Office of the President | 16 September 2021 | U2122-024 University Committee on Decorum and Investigation |
| Office of the President | 3 Mar 2021 | U2021-033 University Office of Decorum and Investigation |
| Office of the President | 3 March 2021 | U2021-032 Director of the University Gender Hub |
| Office of the President | 22 February 2021 | U2021-031 University Gender and Development Office |
| Office of the President | 8 October 2020 | U2021-009 University Gender Hub |
| Office of the President | 29 August 2020 | U2021-004 Ateneo de Manila Code of Decorum |
