CGDS is delighted to announce that Ms. Sewe Anwar Kader, CGDS Coordinator, has been accepted for graduate study in English-Language Literature at the University of Stockholm, Sweden, one of the world’s top 100 universities. Ms. Sewe holds a Bachelor of Arts (2019) in English Literature from the American...
On May 22, 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, Director of the Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani had an interview with Kurdsat TV on the program “Kurdsat and Roshngary.” It focused...
On May 3 2021, Dr. Rita Columbia, the UNFPA Country Representative for Iraq, met with President Bruce Ferguson, CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi, Deputy Director Dr. Lynn Rose, and UNFPA Project Manager Dr. Hawar Ameen. Dr. Columbia, an expert in public health and sexual and reproductive health, took...
With generous support from the EU, as part of our project "Enhancing Education, Developing Community, and Promoting Visibility to Effect Gender Equity in Iraq and the MENA Region, " CGDS has been working to found a network of academics who are interested in gender studies. Most teachers and...
Choman Hardi - Director of Center for Gender and Development Studies
There are times when we all wonder why we are doing what we are doing – when we feel exhausted and depleted of energy and hope. The recent weeks have been like this for me....
