Curriculum VitaeProfessor Dr. Tania Haque

Department of Women and Gender StudiesUniversity of Dhaka

Dhaka-l 000, BangladeshE-mail: taniaI4bd@yahoo.comContact number: 01917712310

Career Objectives

To contribute in prevention of violence against women and reduce the gender inequality as much aspossible.

Research Interests

Empowerment, Unpaid care work, Gender based violence, Gender and Development.

Academic Qualifications

PhD Thesis: Redefining Unpaid Care Work: Recognition or Redistribution

Ph.D Supervisor: Professor Emeritus Dr. Najma Chowdhury, Department of Women and GenderStudies ,University of Dhaka and Dr. Amrita Chhachhi , Senior Lecturer in the Women, Gender andDevelopment Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands and Dr. MaitrayeeChaudhuri, Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, JawaharlalNehru University,New Delhi-ll0067, India

City/Country Educational Study Major Class of YearsInstitution Program Degree attended

from toNetherlands Institute of M.A. Women, Average 2007-

Social In Gender, Mark 75 %). 2008Studies Development Development

Studies

Dhaka, University of M.S.S. Public First ClassBangladesh Dhaka Administration First 1997-

Position 1998

Dhaka, University of B.S.S. Public First Class 1994-Bangladesh Dhaka Administration Third 1997

Position 15t )

Dhaka Viqarunnisa Higher Science pt division 1993-Bangladesh Noon Secondary with star 1994

College MarksDhaka Viqrunnisa Secondary Arts 15t division 1991-Bangladesh Noon School School 1993

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Publications

Books

1. Household Diplomacy: Access to Income and Women's Agency in Bangladesh Department ofWomen and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, June 2009.

2. Worked as a co-editor: Revealing Gender Inequalities and Perceptions in South Asian CountriesIGI Global Publishers Pennsylvania, USA 2016.

3. Worked as a co-editor Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity,Representation, and Equality. IGI Global Publishers, Pennsylvania, USA 2016.

4. Worked as a co-editor Women's Issues and rights in the developing countries IGI GlobalPublishers Pennsylvania, USA. The book will be published in July 2017.

Journal Articles

1. Small Loans Big Talks: Household Diplomacy, Responsibility and Control; Income Access andwomen's Agency in Bangladesh; The Institute of Social Studies Best Students Essays of2007/2008. (SEE the Website http://www.iss.nVScholas/An-Exercise-in-WorldmakinglAn-Exercise-in-Worldmaking-2007-2008

2. Globalization and Women's Trafficking; An analysis, Social Science Review ,The University ofDhaka Vol,26 .Number 1 ,June 2009.

3. Identity Crisis: Shifting roles; Conflicts between New Opportunities and TraditionalExpectations in middle class family in Dhaka City, 2010. Modem Social Science Journal, ISSN2051-5499 Science & Knowledge Publishing Corporation Limited.

4. Militarization and the fate of Women's Body: A case Study of Chittagong hill Tracts,Women and Militancy South Asian complexities .The University Press Limited, 2011.

5. Women's Empowerment and Career Development: Balanced life between Public and PrivateSpheres, The Philoshoper A reaserch Journal 2013 April -June

6. Uncounted Unpaid Work: Some Crititical Analysis Social Science Review The DhakaUniversity Studies, Part D Vol,32, No 1 June 2015.

7. Narir Orthonoitic Khatatayan ;Baishommer Shomikaran ; Mohila Parishad Journal June 20158. Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Not Just a Gender Issue Social Scienec Review The Dhaka

University Studies, Part D Vol,32, No 2 December 2015.9. Perceiving Gender through higher Education: A critical experienec from the University of

Dhaka, Bangladesh Social Science Review The Dhaka University Studies, Part D Vol,33, No1 June 2016.

10. Exploring Uncounted Contribution of Women in Bangladesh: Barriers, Implications andOpportuinities, Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, Volume-l3, 2016

11. Impact of NGOization on Women's Movement Organiztaion: A critical Analysis fromBangladesh Perspective University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Social Science Review The DhakaUniversity Studies, Part D Vol, 33, No 2 ,December 2016.

12. Motherhood and family planning in a Globalizng world: Perspectives from Bangladesh (79 -93) Indonesian Feminist Journal Vol 4, Number 1, March 2016.

13. Women-friendly Working Environment in Bangladesh; Critical Analysis, IGI Global PublishersPennsylvania, USA. The paper will be published in July 2017.

14. Safe City and Urban Space for Women and Girls :An explorative study to deepeningunderstanding of the concept and indicators of safe city.( Forthcoming)

15. Demographic Transition; situational analysis in the context of Bangladesh( Forthcoming).16. Assessing Violence Against Women (VAW) Victims Health Care Need Assessment and

Engendering HIS Data Sources (Forthcoming).

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Professional Experiences (Selective)

1. May 15 2012 - April 2015: Chairperson, Department of Women and Gender Studies,University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2. April 2004 onward Teaching at the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University ofDhaka, taught Introduction to Political Science and Public Administration, Gender basedviolence, Tools for Gender Analysis, Gender Inequality and Differences, Gender andDevelopment: Issues and Debates. Supervised student's thesis at Bachelor of Social Sciencesand at Masters Level.

3. February 2000- May 2004: Worked as a full time Lecturer, BBA Department, East WestUniversity, Dhaka Bangladesh. Taught the course "Bangladesh Studies".

4. March 1999 - January 2000: Worked as a Teaching Assistant in North South University, Dhaka.5. Gender Specialist: "Exploring Women's contribution to the Economy: Review of literature

and Design of a Methodological Framework for Bangladesh", Centre for Policy Dialogue(CPD), 10 May 2012- 10 July 2012.

6. Joint Team Leader: "Assessing Violence against Women (VA W) Victims Health Care NeedAssessment and Engendering HIS Data Sources" (funded by World Health Organization andMinistry of health and Family welfare, WHO-MWHFW), 30 June 2012 -30 October 2012.

7. Gender specialist: Worked as a Gender specialist and Researcher for the project Titled "SafeCity and Urban Space for Women and Girls: An explorative study to deepening understandingof the concept and indicators of safe city. The study is sponsored by Action Aid Bangladesh.

8. Nominated as a member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation seretariat forthe term 2015-2018

9. Selected as an executive member of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha for the term 2016 to 2018.10. Selected as an external member of Sexual Harassment Committe of Bangladesh Mahila

Parishad for the term 2016 to 2018 .

Related with other activities like:

1. Library Committee Member.2. Worked as a Focal Point for the production of Documentary Film, Rokeya Day Observance.3. Worked as Focal Point of Students' Award Giving Ceremony and International Women's Day.4. Worked as a Convener for the last one year of Linkage team under the project of

"Institutionalizing the Department of Women and Gender Studies University of Dhaka"

Research Experience (Selective)

1. I have completed my PhD research under the fellowship titled 'Institutionalizing theDepartment of Women's Studies (University of Dhaka)' in collaboration with ISS funded byThe Royal Dutch Embassy- Dhaka to pursue MA in Development Studies(Women , Gender andDevelopment) at the Institute of Social Studies(ISS), The Netherlands.

2. Worked as a Lead Consultant to conduct a study on "Finding the way towards genderequality and providing an overview of the development of trade unions, policy review on thewomen workers ground" funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (PES), in Association withKarmojibi Nari, Bangladesh from February 2016 to August 2016.

3. Worked as a Researcher to conduct Pilot Action Research on 'Integrating Gender & Nutritionwithin Agricultural Extension Services' Project by INGEANES in collaboration withDepartment of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka from January 2016 to August2016.

4. Worked as a team member in a research on "Understanding the perception of youth on sexualviolence against women and girls" under the project 'Because I Im A Girl (BIIAG), inpartnership between Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka and PlanBangladesh from February 2016 to July 2016.

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5. Worked as a National consultatnt to review and comment on the draft DIS -I report throughgender lens and to produce a short write up on Gender and P& D nexus for Dis-II reportundertaken by the UNFPA, from 25 february 2015 to 25 March 2015.

6. Worked as a Researcher : Gender Analysis of Promote Gender Equality and WomenEmpowerment Project under Satkhira Area Development Program by World VisionBangladesh.

7. Worked as a Researcher and Co -coridantor Research Project on VAW Victims Health CareNeeds and Engendering HIS in Bangladesh. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,Government of Bangladesh funded by World Health Organization (WHO). February 2013 -July 2013.

8. Worked as a Consultant in a research project undertaken by the Centre for policy Dialogue(CPD) Titled "Exploring Women's Contribution to the Economy: Review of Literature andDesign ofa methodological Framework for Bangladesh during May 2012 to 10 July 2012.

9. I have conducted one year intensive research on Household Diplomacy ,Responsibility andControl: Income access and women's Agency in Bangladesh under a fellowship provided bythe Dutch Embassy, Netherlands and Department of Women and Gender Studies, University ofDhaka.

10. Worked as a researcher under the project entitled "Women in Local Governance: Impact!Evaluation Study of the Women Members of the Union Parishads" This study is undertakenmainly to assess the role and performance of the women members : to evaluate whether thewomen have enhanced their status both in the family and the society and finally whetherthey have been empowered through the direct election.

11. Under my BSS thesis I have conducted a six months research in The Narayan Ganj Brothelareas; this research work included the experience and perceptions of the livelihood strategies ofSex Workers.

12. I have been guiding as research supervisor for both MSS and BSS students. I was appointed asexternal examiner to MSS thesis outside the Department in the broader University of DhakaAcademia.

13. Since I joined the Department of Women and Gender Studies, I have been actively involvedin developing several research proposals as well as research projects, which also widen myscope of research expertise.

Seminar/Conference/Workshops

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1. 15 April to 19 April 2018: Attended Commonwealth Women's forum 2018.2. 19 to 24 October 2015 : Attended conference on Political Feminism in Asia, In Islamabad

and Bhurban Pakistan . Organized by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)and Friedrich -Ebert -Stiftung (FES) Pakistan.

3. 26 July to 27 July 2015 : Attended SAARC Gender Policy Advocacy Group (GPAC) atMarriot Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.

4. January12 to 14 2009: Participated in the training workshop on "Gender in our everydaylives"which was held on 12-14 January 2009 at the Special Seminar Room of Senate Building.Kamla Bhasin facilitated the training program.

5. Attended the 53 Session of UN Commission on the status of Women held at New York inMarch 2009.

6. May17 to 19, 2009: Attended the three-day training program on "Discourse Analysis in SocialResearch" from May 17-19, 2009 at the Senate Building of the university. The program wasdesigned for senior faculty members of different disciplines of Dhaka University. ProfessorDes Gasper, Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands, facilitated the sessions.

7. August 15 to 26 2005: Completed the seminar sum special visit program on Gender andDevelopment at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. This Program included classroomlecture, panel discussions and regular group works in which I took active part

8. April 27 to 28, 2003: Completed a two -day "Gender Orientation Program" Organized by theDepartment of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka.

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9. Attended the department sponsored International Convention at Bali of Indonesia, which wasarranged in association with KARTINI Network of South Asia Pacific Region.

10. January12 to 142009: I have participated in the training workshop on "Gender in our everydaylives ''which was held on 12-14 January 2009 at the Special Seminar Room of Senate Building.KamJa Bhasin facilitated the training program.

11. May 17 to 19 2009: I have attended the three-day training program on "Discourse Analysis inSocial Research" from May 17-19,2009 at the Senate Building of the university. The programwas designed for senior faculty members of different disciplines of Dhaka University.Professor Des Gasper, Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands, facilitated the sessions.

12. August 15 to 26, 2005: I have successfully completed the seminar sum special visit program onGender and Development at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. This Programincluded classroom lecture, panel discussions and regular group works in which I took activepart.

13. April 27 to 28, 2003: I have completed a two -day "Gender Orientation Program" Organizedby the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka.

Awards and Grants

September 2007- December 2008: Achieved a fellowship titled 'Institutionalizing the Department ofWomen's Studies (University of Dhaka)' in collaboration with ISS funded by The Royal DutchEmbassy- Dhaka to pursue MA in Development Studies(Women ,Gender and Development) at theInstitute of Social Studies(ISS), The Netherlands.

Scholarships

1. Honored with Government scholarships at different levels of study from high school to theUniversity level.

2. Merit Scholarship for B.S.S. Honours Result in Public administration, University of Dhaka, (1995-1997)

Extra Curricular Activities

I have participated in different cultural activities in school, college and University levels. I receivedaward of National award winner in (Notun Kuri) dance competition. As a lecturer in the Department of

r-: women and Gender Studies I have arranged different programs like

1. Rokeya lecture program2. Resource person lecture series3. Students orientation program4. International Women's Day Program.

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Skills -Computer expertise

Computer Fundamentals: Windows-XP, MS-Word, MS-Power Point, Endnote, Internet Browsing, E-mail.

Countries visited

USA, UK, Japan, Thailand, India, Canada, Netherlands, and Indonesia.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: January 14, 1975Nationality: Bangladeshi

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Religion: IslamMarital status: Married

Referees

1. Professor Emeritus Dr. Najma Chowdhury, Department of Women and Gender Studies, University ofDhaka, Project Director, 'Institutionalizing the Department of Women' Studies, Department of Womenand Gender Studies,University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.Phone: 029893355,Cell: +8801819250882,E-mail: najmachowdhury(a).gmail.com

2. Professor Dr. Nazmunessa mahtabDepartement of Women and Gender StudiesUniversity of DhakaMobile number: 01819201646E-mail Address:nazmahtab1946@yahoo.com

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