Ms. Ruma Parvin

Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ruma Parvin is a Faculty Member of the Department of Sociology at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has been working as a Lecturer at Department of Sociology, East West University from September 2022 to Present. She has completed her Graduation and Post-Graduation from the Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has completed her Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) first part from Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka and yet to submit her thesis for the M.Phil. degree. She is a hardworking, honest, enthusiastic, determined, and diligent professional who was started her career in academic sector with complete dedication. 

Previously, She worked at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) as an Adjunct Faculty of General Education Department (GED) and at The People's University of Bangladesh as a Lecturer of Sociology and Social Work Department. Her strong translation skills rewarded her with the position of Regional Editor of Global Dialogue, a quarterly magazine of the International Sociological Association (ISA). Her research focuses on Gender stratification, Women empowerment, Ethnic minority women’s empowerment and social acceptance, Women and child harassment, Violence against Women, Women Rights and social policy, Gender inequality, Women movement both mainstream and ethnic, Environment and climate change.

September 2022- Present                 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

June 2022- September 2022             Adjunct Faculty (Sociology), General Education (GED) Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh 

March 2021- September 2022           Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Work, The people's University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh 

January 2021- Present             Regional Editor (Bangladesh), Global Dialogue, a quarterly magazine of the International Sociological Association (ISA)

2020-2021, Research Assistant, Under the supervision of Salma Akhter, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, In a Research project titled: “Toward the development of post Covid-19 gender policy measures to end modern slavery and exploitation in the Bangladeshi garment sector” conducted by a research team of University of Aberdeen, UK lead by Team Leader Professor Azizul Islam with Professor Pamela Abbott, Dr. Shamima Haque and the prestigious funding from UK AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council)

2020-2022, Research  Assistant, Under the supervision of Dr. Eshani Chakraborty , Professor, Department of History, University of Dhaka, In a Research Project titled: “Nature and Trends of Women Movement in the post Independence Bangladesh” 

Gender stratification, Women empowerment, Ethnic minority women’s empowerment and social acceptance, Women and child harassment, Violence against Women, Women Rights and social policy, Gender inequality, Women movement both mainstream and ethnic, Environment and climate change.

M.Phil. Merit Scholarship, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Awarded Shamsunnahar Mahmud Foundation Scholarship for academic result, Shamsunnahar Hall, University of Dhaka

Dhaka University Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh    

SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology 

SOC 106: Historical Sociology 

SOC 206: Statistics for Sociology  

GEN 226: Emergence of Bangladesh