In Erbil, a conference entitled ‘A Stable Society is the Source of the Strength of Women’ is taking place on Thursday to develop gender-related studies at universities in the Kurdistan Region. "Today's conference is the result of work that began a few years ago today some more important work will be added to it," Kosar Karim, a member of the High Women Affairs Council, told Rudaw. KRG officials have attended the events.