On January 12th, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS director, joined the Sié Center in a discussion on feminist activism in Iraq. In the event titled 'Women’s Resistance: On the Page and on the Ground,' she discussed what it meant to be Kurdish and feminist in her home country and her transformation...
On November 30, 2022, Savan Abdulrahman, our research assistant contributing to the Masculinity research project at CGDS, achieved success by winning a participation prize during the final conference of a three-year-long project between Sweden and Kurdistan. The project focused on "International Cooperation to Strengthen Democracy and Equality...
On November 11 2022, CGDS Director of Disability Studies Dr. Lynn Rose participated as one of the panelists in “Understanding and Advocating for University Students with Disabilities.” The panel discussion, on higher education access and accommodation in the global South, focused on the interchange of ideas between the...
The CGDS team received a training of trainers (ToT) workshop, equipping us with the tools to support men to find alternatives to violence. Mr. Marcus Armstrong, who has years of experience working with male perpetrators of domestic violence in the UK, facilitated the training which lasted for seven...
The Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, hosts a series of activities under the name "Gender and..." Each month a different topic relating to gender is discussed.
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The Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, hosts a series of activities under the name "Gender and..." Each month a different topic relating to gender is discussed.
A primary objective of this activity is to promote creative ideas...
