As part of our role as implementing partner with UNPA in a project to improve gender equity, CGDS held three focus group discussions during the Sixteen Days of Activism to discuss legal gaps and barriers to implementation of reformed laws. In the first focus group discussion we focused...
On December 3 2020, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, with the support of UNFPA, presented an award to Dr. Choman Hardi in recognition of the steps she has taken to combat gender-based violence. Dr. Twana Abdwlrahman, who holds CGDS’s post-doctoral position in the study of masculinities,...
Mr. Shko Shwan, former EU Project Manager for CGDS, who presently holds a Fulbright scholarship, took part in 16 Days of Activism Against GBV by participating in a panel discussion “The Silenced Violence: Unfolding Covers on Gender Based Violence & Domestic Violence.” The event, held in Erbil (via...
Dr. Twana Abdwlrahman, postdoctoral fellow in CGDS’s masculinities research project, participated in panel discussions on human rights, violence, and equality, in an event hosted by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, with the support of UNFPA, on December 3 2020. Dr. Twana outlined CGDS’s projects and the...
By invitation of the Center for Women’s Global Leadership and with the support of UNFPA, CGDS held an event during the 16 Days of Activism to investigate the safety of public spaces in Sulaimani. Nineteen women—AUIS alumni, women with disabilities, and representatives from five disability advocacy organizations attended...
As part of our role as implementing partner with UNPA in a project to improve gender equity, CGDS is holding focus group discussions during the Sixteen Days of Activism against GBV in order to report the views of vulnerable populations to representatives of the ministries. The second focus...
