On the 29th of May, 2021, in the company of several politicians and women’s right activists, Dr. Choman Hardi participated in an all day conference titled, “Women’s Issues from Different Political and Ideological Perspectives.” The event was organized by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s Bureau of Intellectual Development.
The conference consisted of four panels. The first panel focused on 'Women's Role in Politics: Southern Kurdistan as an Example.' The second panel discussed 'The Effect of Social, Legal, Economic, and Religious Factors on Women’s Status in Politics.' The last two panels were titled 'Women's Issues As they Appear in the Media', and 'Women's Discourse Outside of the Political Ideologies.' Dr. Choman Dr. Choman Hardi contributed to the last two panels, discussing women’s representation in the Kurdish media and addressing the difficulties faced by women’s rights organizations respectively. Her participation is part of the Gender, Justice and Security Hub activities, funded by the UK Research and Innovation's Global Challenges Research Fund.
Image Description:There are three photos. One is a group photo of three rows of people. Fourteen people are seated in the first row; fifteen people stand behind them; twelve people stand on a raised platform in the back row. Fifteen of the group are men; the rest are women, a few in hijab. A large screen behind the group shows the logo of a stylized profile of a woman’s face in blue, black, and orange. In another photo, four women are seated in chairs on a red stage. There is a small round wooden coffee table in front of each woman, with tissues and a water bottle on each one. Behind the women is a screen on which we see purple and orange Kurdish script. A Kurdish flag is directly behind the woman farthest on the left. Another photo shows a woman with dark curly shoulder-length hair, wearing glasses, gold earrings, and a black jacket over a black blouse, and looking just past the camera. We see her from the shoulders up. Behind her, to her left, part of a large Kurdish flag is visible.