On May 22, 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, Director of the Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani had an interview with Kurdsat TV on the program “Kurdsat and Roshngary.” It focused...
Choman Hardi - Director of Center for Gender and Development Studies
There are times when we all wonder why we are doing what we are doing – when we feel exhausted and depleted of energy and hope. The recent weeks have been like this for me....
With generous support from the EU, as part of our project "Enhancing Education, Developing Community, and Promoting Visibility to Effect Gender Equity in Iraq and the MENA Region, " CGDS has been working to found a network of academics who are interested in gender studies. Most teachers and...
The Spring 2021 edition of the Disability History Association News includes a piece on disability in Kurdistan written by CGDS Deputy Director Dr. Lynn Rose. CGDS is an institutional member of the DHA.
Notes from the Center for Gender and Development Studies in Kurdistan-Iraq...
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, CGDS director Dr. Choman Hardi facilitated a training workshop for the International Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA-Kurdistan). The workshop was titled Gender, Patriarchy, and the Masculine Value system. It was organized by IFMSA's Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace (SCORP). Twenty...
On Saturday, March 27, 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, presented some of the findings from the Masculinity, Violence, and Prevention research to a gathering in Chawder. The seminar launched Dabran Platform and Enlightenment Feminism's fifth series of Dialogue of Diversity. The talk was titled “Definitions and Problems...
On February 7, 2021 CGDS director Dr. Choman Hardi participated in a poetry reading organized by the National Library of Ireland to celebrate Valentine's Day. Tony Curtis, Lorraine Mariner, Fleur Adcock, Tiffany Atkinson, Moniza Alvi, Paul Henry, and Emily Wills also read at the event which was hosted...
In celebration of International Women’s Day, CGDS director Dr. Choman Hardi took part in a panel discussion about women’s leadership roles on March 6, 2021. The panel was organized by the “Stop Killing Women” campaign and it focused on women’s legal and economic status as well as their...
In celebration of International Women’s Week, CGDS thanked the university’s 24 female cleaning staff for their service all around the year. On Sunday, March 14, 2021, we presented fabric for Kurdish clothes as a token of our appreciation for their steadfast work. They have always kept our campus...
