Dr. Mumita Tanjeela, Associate professor, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka.

Education:     

Publications:

o    Tanjeela, M. (2023). Gendered Vulnerability and Role of Women in Landslide Preparedness: A Case Study of Urban Periphery of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Sinha. B.R(Eds), Urban Dynamics, Environment and Health: An International Perspective. Springer Nature, Singapore, ISBN-13:9789819957439, 1^st ed. 2023.

• Billah M, Rutherford S, Akhter S and Tanjeela M. (2023) Exploring mental health challenges and coping strategies in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Front. Public Health 11:1152366.
• Khanom, S. Tanjeela, M. & Rutherford, S. (2022) Climate-induced migrant’s hopeful journey toward security: Pushing the boundaries of gendered vulnerability and adaptability in Bangladesh. Clim. 4:922504. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2022.922504
• Tanjeela, M. (2022). Understanding the struggles of Bangladeshi women in coping with climate change through a gender analysis. Gender, Technology and Development, Routledge, Taylor & Francis group. DOI: 10.1080/09718524.2022.2144101
• Tanjeela, M. & Billah, M. (2022). Climate Migration and Challenges of Urban Poor in Bangladesh. International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses. Volume 15, Issue 1, 2022, https://on-climate.com. https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v15i01/15-31 (Article)
• Tanjeela, M. (2021). Female Leadership in the Local Governments: Reconstruction of Traditional Gender Identity of Women in Rural Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam-E-Niswan, 28(1), 21-39. https://doi.org/10.46521/pjws.028.01.0086
• Tanjeela, M. & Rahman, A. (2020). The Need for Understanding Disaster Risk for Resilient City Development. AUC 2019, Proceedings of the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, Vietnam, Springer Singapore.
• Tanjeela, M. & Rutherford, S. (2020). How women develop resiliency in climate vulnerable situations: Experiences of women across four regions of Bangladesh. (Eds), Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY 11788 USA.
• Tanjeela, M. (2019). Are Migrant Women More Vulnerable in Urban Context? A Case Study on Four Slums of Dhaka City. Proceedings on International Conference on Disaster Risk Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12-14, 2019
• Tanjeela, M. & Rutherford, S. (2018). The Influence of Gender Relations on Women’s Involvement and Experience in Climate Change Adaptation Programs in Bangladesh. SAGE Open October-December 2018: 1–9 DOI: 10.1177/2158244018812620 journals.sagepub.com/home/sgo
• Tanjeela, M. (2015). Women and Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh: Do Women Matter? International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp.61-74. Published online: December 3, 2015.

o    Tanjeela, M. (2015). Coping With Disasters: The Potentiality of Indigenous Knowledge and Community Based Responses to Climate Change Adaptation. Conference proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Building Resilience, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia  ISBN – 978-0-9943652-1-7 Published by NCP 2015.

• Tanjeela, M. (2011) Women Voices in Local Government Bodies in Bangladesh. Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011, ISBN: 9783845416281.

         Research:

            Reviewers of the Journals:

• Frontiers in Climate Change
• International Review of Sociology
• Development Policy Review (ODI, Wiley)
• Children and Youth Services Review (Elsevier

Awards:

• International Post Graduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), award from Australian government for perusing PhD degree in 2012.
  • Asian Institute of Technology Scholarship award for MSC in Gender and Development Studies in 2006.
  • Promotional researcher award from Social Research Council, Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in 2007 and 2009.
  • Best presenter award in the Network for Education and Research on Peace & Sustainability (NERPS) Conference-2024 held in Hiroshima University, Japan.

PRESENTED PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

• ‘Bridging the Gap: Socio-economic Challenges and Psychological Insecurities among Aging Population of Bangladesh’ in the Network for Education and Research on Peace & Sustainability (NERPS) Conference-2024 held in Hiroshima University, Japan from 5 March to 8 March 2024.
• Chaired a session titled ‘Climatic Impacts on Security and Vulnerability’ in the Network for Education and Research on Peace & Sustainability (NERPS) Conference-2024 held in Hiroshima University, Japan on 7 March 2024.
• “How Students Developed Coping Strategies during COVID-19? a Sociological Study Among University Level Students in Dhaka City, Bangladesh” in theXX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia, 30 June 2023.
• “Gendered Struggle of Bangladeshi Women in Coping with Climate Change: Need for Gender Transformative Approaches” in the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia, 29 June 2023.
• “The Need for Understanding Disaster Risk for Resilient City Development “in the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference (AUC 2019), Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, November 27-29, 2019.
• “What Makes Women Resilient in a Climate Vulnerable situation? Untold Stories of Bangladeshi Women in the Era of Climate Change”. International Conference on Pathways to a Sustainable Economy: Vision 2041 Agenda for Bangladesh. Organized by: Dhaka School of Economics, Dhaka University (DU) Bangladesh, Jagannath University (JU), Dhaka, Griffith University (GU) Australia, University of Bath (UB) UK, and Bremen University, Germany, October 30-31, 2019.
• “Are Migrant Women More Vulnerable in Urban Context? A Case Study on Four Slums of Dhaka City” in the International Conference on Disaster Risk Management (ICDRM), Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12-14, 2019.
• ‘Untold Stories: Women’s Resiliency in DRR and CCA in Bangladesh’ in the International Conference on ‘South Asian Sociology & Beyond’ presented research paper organized by Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh held on 19-20^th January 2018.
• ‘Women’s participation in local government bodies: Transformation of gender relations in rural Bangladesh’ was presented in the ‘Contemporary Changes in Bangladesh Society, organized by Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12^th May 2018.
• “Gender Discourses in Climate Change Adaptation – The Case of Bangladesh” was presented in the Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference (APSA), University of Canberra Australia, 28-30^th September 2015.
• “Women and Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh: Do Women Matter?” was presented in 6^th International conference on climate change: Impacts and Responses, University of Reykjavik, Iceland, 27^th to 29^th June 2014.

      Employment Record:

Other professional Engagement:

• National Consultant: Stock-taking of the projects of Department of Environment and Department of Women Affairs which have targets for Gender Equality and/or women empowerment and development, UNWOMEN, Bangladesh.
• Policy and Advocacy Strategist: Preparing a policy brief on women land rights in Bangladesh for Badabon Sangha, a national development organization.
• Gender expert: Capacity Assessment of the Women’s Rights Organizations, Badabon Sangha, a national development organization.
• Team Leader: Developing the Referral Pathways Guidelines for Women, Boys, Children. Aion-O-Shalish Kendara. Dhaka.
• Gender Expert: Capacity building workshop on ‘Strengthening Civil Society Organization (CSO) and Trade Union (TU) Advocacy Engagement to Advance the Rights of Women Migrant Workers from South Asia’ organized by Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) & Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).
• Keynote Speaker: Workshop on ‘Gender responsive and resilient cities for all: Community-based adaptation in informal settlements of Bangladesh’ organized by Cities Alliance: Cities without Slums and hosted by UNOPS on 8 December 2021.
• Panelist: A session on Health Effects on Climate Change Issues” in the observance of International Volunteer Day organized by Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, DU; VSO Bangladesh; and National Youth Platform on 5 December 2023.

Professional Membership: 

• Member, International Sociological Association (ISA)
• Member, Network for Education and Research for Sustainability and Peace (NEPRS), Japan
• Member, Griffith University Alumni Association, Australia
• Member, Gender and Development Studies Alumni Association, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand
• Member, South Asian Network Gender Activists and Trainers (SANGAT)
• Executive Member, Centre for Women and Children Studies (CWCS).
• Member, Bangladesh Sociological Association.