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Academic Background

Ph.D. in Sociology (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
M.Phil. in Sociology (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
MSS in Sociology, (University of Dhaka)
BSS in Sociology, (University of Dhaka)

Fouzia Mannan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka. She completed her Ph.D. in Sociology with a concentration in gender and development in 2002 from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and she was awarded the University Grants Commission (UGC) Scholarship in India for pursuing her PhD program. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (ISS), The Hague, Netherlands in 2009.

She was a faculty member of the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka from January 2005 to 2010.

She was a U.S. State Department SUSI Scholar in the Dialogue Institute on religious pluralism at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, 2018.

She started her career with the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and has researched and published on gender, poverty, water and sanitation, violence against women, social protection and women’s empowerment both nationally and internationally.

Professional Experience

Chairperson, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, from 2022- at present
Dean , Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, East West University, Dhaka, from 2016 -2022
Professor, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, from Fall 2021- till at present
Associate Professor , Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, since 2017-2021
Associate Professor, Department of Social Relations, East West University, Dhaka, from fall 2014 -2017, and Adjunct Faculty in 2013 .
Associate Professor (under the Institutionalizing of the Department of Women Studies Project), Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, 2009- 2010 and Part time faculty, Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, fall 2013 - 2014.
Assistant Professor (under the Institutionalizing of the Department of Women Studies Project), Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, 2006-2009.
Assistant Professor (Part-time faculty), (under the Institutionalizing of the Department of Women Studies Project), Department of Women and Gender Studies, 2005.
Research Fellow, School of Development Studies, BRAC University, Teaching at post-graduate level (course Gender and Development), 2007- 2008
Guest Lecturer, Teaching at graduate level (Course WFM 6104: Gender and Water) in Integrated Water Resources Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2005.

Research Interest

Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Religion
Livelihood Vulnerabilities
Social Protection,
Water and Sanitation,
Culture, and Social Empowerment.

Selected Publications

International Journal and Book Chapters/ Research Monograph :

1. Mannan, F. (2022) Veil as Religious Expression: A Sociological Study of University Students in Bangladesh, Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2022, pp. 197-219, University of Pennsylvania Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ecu.2022.0017

2. Islam, S., Mannan, F, & et el. (2020) COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the healthcare, social and economic challenges in Bangladesh, Progress in Disaster Science, December 2020, Volume8,100135. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100135.

3. Islam, S. Islam, R., Mannan, F. & et el. (2020) COVID-19 Pandemic: How is Bangladesh coping with the rapid spread of coronavirus infection?, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020, 14(10):1098-1105. doi:10.3855/jidc.13289.

4. Mannan, F., Banu A. (2020) Women in Politics: Gender Quota and Women’s Movements in Bangladesh, Rajasthan Journal of Sociology Volume 12, October 2020, India.

5. Mannan. F. (2019) Breaking the Chain: Dynamics of Intra-Household Relationships & Non-Governmental Organizations in Bangladesh, International Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, Volume 4 Number 1, DAKAM, Turkey. https://www.dakam.org/archive-ijssis

6. Mannan, F. (2018) Are Organizations Accountable? Disconnect Between Gender and Sanitation in Bangladesh , Environment and Urbanization ASIA journal, Volume 9 Issue 1, March 2018, Sage Publication.

7. Mannan, F. (2012) Gender-based Violence in Dhaka’s Slums, Book Chapter: The Future of Asian Feminisms: Confronting Fundamentalisms, Conflicts and Neo-Liberalism, Eds., Nursyahbani Katjasungkana and Saskia E. Wieringa, Cambridge Scholars Publishing,12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle uponTyne, NE6 2XX, UK. p182. https://www.amazon.com/Future-Asian-Feminisms-Fundamentalisms-Neo-liberalism/dp/1443834505

8. Joshi, D., Fawcett, B., and Mannan, F. (2012) Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Gender Matters, book chapter in Diverting the Flow : Gender Equity and Water in South Asia, edited by Margreet Zwarteveen, Sara Ahmed and Suman Rimal Gautam. – Zubaan, New Delhi.

9. Joshi, D., Fawcett B., Mannan F. 2011 Health, hygiene and appropriate sanitation: experiences and perceptions of the urban poor, Environment and Urbanization, April 2011 23: 91-111, doi: 10.1177/0956247811398602, (by) Sage Journal. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956247811398602

10. Holmes, R., Jones N., Mannan F. (2011) Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Peru. Gender and Development Journal, Vol 19:2 July 2011, Oxfam, UK. PP 255-270. : Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13552074.2011.592637

11. Mannan, F. 2013 ‘The Times of Hope and Despair’: Gender at the Crossroads of Water and Sanitation in Bangladesh. South Asian Water Studies, Volume 3, Issues 3, February, 2013, (www. sawas journal.org)

12. Holmes, R., Mannan, F, Dhali, H, Parveen,S. (2010) Gendered Risks, Poverty and Vulnerability in Bangladesh, Case Study of the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction Programme (CFPR), Specially Targeted Ultra Poor II (STUP II), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, United Kingdom. https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/6244.pdf

13. Mannan, F. (2002) Gender and Development: An Analysis of Selected NGO Interventions in Bangladesh and India – Thesis submitted to the Center for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in partial fulfillment of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

National Journal /Book Chapters/ Working Paper:

1. Mannan,F., and Banu, A (2017). Livelihood Vulnerability and Elderly Women in Urban Slums, Book Chapter: Gendered Lives, Livelihood and Transformation: The Bangladesh Context, Eds., Meghna Guhathakurata and Ayesha Banu, University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://www.uplbooks.com/book/gendered-lives-livelihood-and-transformation-bangladesh-context

2. Mannan, F. (2016) NGOs and Women's Empowerment in Bangladesh and India, Empowerment, Vol. 23, December 2016, Women For Women , Dhaka. PP41-60.

3. Mannan, F. (2011). Mastanocracy, Violence and Gender in Dhaka Slum, Book Chapter: Gender and Militarization in South Asia, University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://www.indianbooksonwomen.com/index.php?p=sr&Uc=5727873974735278436Mannan,

4. Mannan, F. (2010) Mainstreaming Gender in Sanitation: An Analytical Study of Selected Organizations in Bangladesh published by the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka. 32p. (Working Paper 10)

5. Mannan, F. (2010) Emergence of Women Studies in Bangladesh: A Journey Through History in Ten Years Celebration Memorial Journal. Published by the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka. P28-36.

6. Mannan, F. (2003) Contributed to a book in Bangla titled “Shikkhakosh” (A Compendium on Education) edited by M. Habibur Rahman. Published by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1. Invited to deliver a plenary address at the ICSSR-sponsored International Conference titled "Gender Issues and Women's Rights: Exploring Women's Voices and Experiences in South Asia", India, December 6 & 7, 2023.

2. Attended and presented a paper “Bound By Patriarchy: Women’s Experience of Internal Migration in Bangladesh”, Paper presented in XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia June 28, 2023

3. Attended and presented a paper “Does Education Really Empower Women? Revisiting The Role of NGOs in Bangladesh” Paper presented in XX ISA World Congress of Sociology Melbourne, Australia, June 29, 2023

4. Guest Speaker, Speech on Education and Youth Leadership organized by Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC) (online), November 17, 2022, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka.
5. Invited as a Co-the Chair of Technical Session,' Educational Opportunities and Challenges' at the XXVII International Annual Conference 2020 (Online) organized by the Rajasthan Sociological Association (RSA), India, February 7-10, 2021.
6. Attended and presented a paper (online) on ‘Veil as Religious Expression: An Ethnographic Study Among Young Female Students in Bangladesh’, at the International Conference (online) organized by the Dialogue Institute, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, August 18, 2020.
7. I was interviewed by the Dialogue Institute, Temple University, USA, as a selected SUSI Scholar (U.S. State Department Academic Scholars Program) for the US State Department podcast in September 2020.

Attended and presented a paper on ‘Veil As Religious Expression: An Ethnographic Study Among Young Female Students in Bangladesh’, at the International Conference organized by the Dialogue Institute, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, August 18, 2020 (Online).

8. Editorial board member, the First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences conference proceedings, February 2020, ISBN 978-984-34-8662-2, East West University, Dhaka.

9. Convener of the International Conference on Social and Life Sciences (ICSL) organized by East West University, Dhaka Bangladesh, February 2020

10. Panel Speaker on Religion and Women at The Temple University, Philadelphia, June 13, 2018, USA.

11. Presented a paper in a public symposium 'Hijab, Religion and Women in Bangladesh', at the University of St. Thomas, July 2018, Minnesota, Minneapolis U.S.A.

12. Attended and presented a paper on 'Breaking the Chain: Dynamics of Intra-Household Relationships and Non-Governmental Organizations in Bangladesh' at the International Conference on Gender and Women Studies'17 organized by Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Centre, November,10-11, Istanbul, Turkey.

13. Invited as a Resource Person in the curriculum development training workshop on “Gender-inclusive Agriculture Education and Research” from 22-30 September 2016 in Kalimpong, India.

14. Attended and presented a paper as a Keynote Speaker at the conference organized by the SaciWATERs on ‘Interdisciplinary in Water Education in South Asia: Challenges, Perspectives and Policy Implications’ from October 3-6, 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

15. Presented a paper on ‘Mainstreaming Gender in Sanitation: Perspective from a Dhaka Slum’, at Wageningen University, Netherlands, 19^th November 2009.

16. Attended a workshop organized by the Centre for Intercultural Studies, Portugal, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, University of Tampere, Finland, 25 November, 2009.

17. Attended the I International Congress of Culture and Gender: Culture in the Body, 11-13 November 2009, Elche, Alicante, Spain.

18. Attended the conference of East Mediterranean University, ‘Gender Studies at Crossroad’, 22 -24^th April 2009 , Cyprus.

19. Attended and presented a paper at the Second Conference of the Kartini Asia Network, 2-5 November 2008, Bali, Indonesia.

20. Attended and presented a paper at the XII National Conference of the Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS), Feminism, Education and Transformation of Knowledges: Processes and Institutions, 7-10 February 2008, Lucknow, India.

21. Attended a workshop on Feminist Methodology, organized by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Dhaka University, 2008, Bangladesh.

22. Participated in a Gender Workshop at the University of Dhaka, organized by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Dhaka University, 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

23. Attended a Workshop on Curriculum Development on Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies, October 14-17, 2006, Hyderabad, India.

24. Attended a Workshop on Gender and Water Reader for South Asia, October 9-13, 2006, Hyderabad, India.

25. Attended a workshop on Feminist Methodology, organized by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and the University of Dhaka, 2008, Bangladesh.

26. Attended and presented a paper at a seminar on Exploring the Sociological Perspective of Poverty, organized by Bangladesh Sociological Society, May 2004, University of Dhaka.

27. Attended the All India Sociological Conference, December 19-21, 1994, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

28. Attended the National Workshop on Rural Poverty, March 12-13, 1992, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Taught courses at East West University:

SOC 101 : Introduction to Sociology
SOC 102: Introduction to Anthropology
SOC 218: Sociology of Gender
SOC 207 Early Social Thought
Soc 303 : Urban Sociology
SOC 208 : Social Stratification and Inequality
SOC 320: Social Structure of Bangladesh
Soc 311 : Feminist Thought
SOC 408: Sociology of Gender Planning and Development
SOC 301: Qualitative Research Methodology
SOC 401: Classical Sociological Theories
SOC 406: Sociology of Development
ECO 433: Gender and Development
POP 602: Population, Gender and Development
GEN 201: Bangladesh Studies

Taught courses at the University of Dhaka

WGS 301 : Tools of Gender Analysis
WGS BSS 401 : Gender and Development : Conceptual Issues
WGS-308 : Project Management
WS-401 : Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Women’s Empowerment
WS-305 : Women in the Production Processes and the Economy
WGS MSS-02 : Gender and Development : Strategies and debates
MSS 06 : Gender, Poverty and Livelihoods

Academic Research

1. Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands , September 2009.

	2. Junior Consultant, “Analysis of Poverty Trends (APT)” project, Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies, Bangladesh (BIDS), Dhaka, June 1993- July 1994. 3. Research Officer, “Analysis of Poverty Trends (APT)” project, Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1989-1993 4. Lead Researcher in Bangladesh with the University of Southampton, UK under the "Study on Livelihood-Gender- Sanitation linkages Relating to the Urban Poor", research project conducted in Bangladesh, India Kand kenya, Supported by DFID, UK. 5. Lead Researcher with The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK, under the project on 'Gender and Social Protection in Bangladesh', project conducted in Bangladesh, Peru, and Ethiopia ,2009. 6. Research Officer, Nari Uddug Kendra (NUK), a National NGO, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2001-2002.

	Policy Research

	1. Consultant (Gender Strategy Paper), in a project 'integrated management of crop-fish-water resources to enhance agricultural production systems towards sustainable food security in Bangladesh', at Bangladesh 2. Agricultural University (BAU), funded by CDI, Wageningen, the Netherlands, November 2013.
	3. Consultant (Gender Strategy Analysis), in a project titled "Capacity Development of Higher Education on Integrated Water Resources Management at CUET", funded by UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands, June, 2012
	4. National Consultant (Gender Specialist), Evaluation of the Consolidation of a National Platform for the Women’s Movement, Doorbar Network Project of Nari Pokkho, Dhaka, 2007. 5. Consultant (Gender and Governance), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dhaka under the “Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy” project, 2006. 6. Consultant (Gender Specialist), Evaluation of the Reaching Out-of-the-School Children (ROSC) project, Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Dhaka, November 2005- January 2006. 7. Consultant (Gender and Development Specialist) with Action Aid Bangladesh (AAB) to assess Gender concerns/practices in Action Aid Bangladesh as a part to reviewing its Country Strategy Paper CSP II and to help mainstreaming gender issues in the implementation of the Country Strategy 1999-2003, Bangladesh, October to December, 2003.

1. Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Congress on Women in a Global World IV: Struggle for Equality (WGW2024), Topkapı University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2. Member of the International Sociological Association (ISA) since 2023.
3. Life member of the Indian Sociological Society(ISS), India, since 2024.

4. Life member of Rajasthan Sociological Association, India, since 2018.
5. Reviewed East West Journal of Business and Social Studies, East West University, Bangladesh.
6. Reviewer of the Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, East West University, Bangladesh, since 2014 till present.
7. Was a member of the Scientific Committee of Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center (DHAKAM), Turkey 2018.

Awards & Achievements

Awarded U.S. State Department Academic Scholars Program , SUSI Scholar in Religious Pluralism, The Dialogue Institute, Temple University, USA, 2018.
Awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2009 at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Netherlands by the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka.
Awarded Doctoral Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, India

Teaching Materials

SOC 218: Sociology of Gender
SOC 406: Sociology of Development
ECO 433: Gender and Development
MDS 690: Research Methodology and Tools for Development
MDS 503: Sociology and Social Anthropology of Development
MED 682: Women and Entrepreneurship
SOC 408: Sociology of Gender Planning and Development
SOC 415: Women , Society and Development
SOC 311 : Feminist Thought
SOC 102: Introduction to Anthropology
SOC 319: Early Social Thought
SOC 303 : Urban Sociology
SOC 208 : Social Stratification and Inequality
SOC 320: Social Structure of Bangladesh
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 301: Qualitative Research Methodology
SOC 401: Classical Sociological Theories
GEN 201: Bangladesh Studies
POP 602: Population, Gender and Development

Affiliation Professional Membership

Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Congress on Women in a Global World IV: Struggle for Equality (WGW2024), Topkapı University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Member of the International Sociological Association (ISA) since 2023.
Life member of the Indian Sociological Society (ISS), India, since 2024.
Life member of Rajasthan Sociological Association, India, since 2018.
Reviewed East West Journal of Business and Social Studies, East West University, Bangladesh.
Reviewer of the Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, East West University, Bangladesh, since 2014 till present.
Was a member of the Scientific Committee of Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center (DHAKAM), Turkey 2018.

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