In honor of International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2021, CGDS participated in “Bridging Perspectives” in collaboration with the London School of Economics Department of Government. Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, moderated the panel, titled “Gender Justice and Gender Norms.” The panel aimed at considering the role of harmful...
On May 9, 2021, in honor of International Women’s Day, three women involved with disability activism and advocacy spoke about gendered disability in the media. The panel, held via Zoom from Jakarta, Indonesia, featured Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director; Dr. Nurul Hasfi, of Diponegoro University; and Ms....
As part of International Women’s Week, CGDS, with generous support from the EU, hosted a colloquium about disability, diversity, and inclusion. Local and international disabled and nondisabled participants explored issues of full participation in the Global South. In the first of two meetings (March 3), we formed working...
On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021, CGDS was very happy to be invited to the Blind Union’s celebration of International Women’s Day. The union hosted a variety of events, including poetry readings, music performances, and distribution of fabric for jelli kurdi. Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director,...
On Monday, February 22, 2021, CGDS Deputy Director Dr. Lynn Rose and MENA Coordinator Ms. Tara Burhan were hosted by the Halabja Disabled Organization. Mr. Mariwan Wahbi, the organization’s director, gave us an overview of HDO’s history and objectives. An organization that serves people with every kind of...
CGDS Director Dr. Choman Hardi took part in a training program in mediation on 11-15 January, 2021. The program, designed for alumnae of the Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Program, presented the theories and practice of peace mediation in peace processes; introduced mediation micro-skills; examined case studies; and...
CGDS is pleased to announce that Mr. Mohammed Najmalddin Wadi has earned his Master’s in English Studies with distinction from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany. Mr. Mohammed served CGDS, joining us in 2019 as editor for Gender and Social Work, one of our EU-funded translation projects that aims...
Held January 25-29, 2021, this online convention of the Gender, Justice, and Security Hub, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), highlighted the research progress of several international groups. The convention, titled Methods, Creativity, Innovation, highlighted the hub's creative and participatory...
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, has announced that Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, has been promoted to the rank of associate professor. Dr. Choman joined AUIS in 2014 at the rank of assistant professor in the Department of English, where she also served as department chair in...
By invitation of the University of Oulu, Finland, and the University of Bamberg, Germany, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, served as an Expert Participant in “Accessibility: Building Education Towards a Sustainable World.” The workshop, the 2021 iteration of “Burning Questions,” was held on January 21-22, 2021. International...
