Good News About Sociology
The sociology department has something to crow about these days. Report Card on Gender- and Women-Friendly Sociology Departments, which was written for Sociologists for Women in Society, ranks the department third in the nation in two areas: percentage of full-time faculty who are women and percentage of full-time faculty with research and training specialties in the areas of gender and inequality.
The ranking is especially significant because there are 112 PhD granting sociology departments in the United States and only twelve others have achieved this seal of approval on both measures.
Rhys Williams, department head, commented on the honor, We are pleased to be recognized in this way since the recognition is consistent with the department's long track record of hiring women and studying gender and related issues. The Kunz Center for the Study of Work and Family is evidence of that concern. We will pair with the center and other organizations on campus to sponsor a May 2005 conference, which is tentatively titled 'A Summit on Women's Status in Greater Cincinnati.'
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