On Wednesday, February 12 th , 2020, CGDS hosted a workshop on sexual harassment awareness for AUIS students, staff, and faculty which was provided by SEED Foundation. The presenters, Ms. Eman Nasih Hamadameen and Mr. Hunar Assaf Sadiq, covered the definitions and circumstances of sexual harassment, provided examples and...
AUIS staff from the Moulakis Library, and Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) attended the 17th AMICAL Annual Conference, hosted by the American University in Kuwait from January 15th - January 19th, 2020. Mr. Shko Shwan (CGDS Project Manager) and Ms. Shanaz Aras (Library Assistant) attended the four-day...
On February 17 and 18, 2020, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, and Mr. Ali Azeez, CGDS Research Assistant, attended the inaugural events of SPARK’s project, Creating Perspective for Jobs for Refugees, in Erbil. The events were held at the Erbil Polytechnic University, which, along with the University of...
On February 4th, 2020 CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi, conducted a seminar at Shahid Abulrahman Miraza Hasan High School in Halabja. The seminar was on the concepts of Gender and Gender equality. She discussed how men and women have the ability to succeed in any career or passion they...
On February 4th, 2020 CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi and Administrative Assistant Sewe Anwar meet Dr. Mhabad Kamil, current in-term President of the University of Halabja. Also present in the meeting were Dr. Hataw Hamasalih, Director of Center for Gender Equality at Halabja University, Ms. Gulstan Ahmad, Director...
On January 7, 2020, CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi presented a talk and read poetry as part of the first Convention of the Gender, Justice and Security Hub which took place in Sri Lanka. The talk was part of a series of talks hosted by the University of Colombo....
Ms. Tredene Dobson, New Zealand Ambassador to Iraq, visited CGDS on Thursday the 19th of December, 2019. She and Dr. Choman Hardi, Dr. Lynn Rose, and Mr. Shko Shwan discussed various issues of gender and disability in Iraq, and explored avenues of cooperation.
On Thursday, December 19th, 2019, Charmo University in Chamchamal hosted a workshop to discuss implementation of the ministry decree to integrate gender studies into the curriculum of all KRG universities. Dr Nicola Ashraf of Charmo University led the discussion, having developed a proposal for the terms of reference that...
Dr. Choman Hardi Director of Center for Gender Studeis and Development was invited to this podcast to discuss the attempts at preventing Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Ms. Maysoon, is a liberal Iraqi women’s rights activist and a member of the Iraqi parliament. In this podcast she discusses the role of women in both the Iraqi parliament and politics.
