Dima Al Munajed

I am a social research and management professional with 10 plus years of experience in the Middle East non-profit sector. I moved to Germany in 2017 to pursue a doctoral degree in conflict and gender studies at the University of Bonn. My doctoral research examines the effects of conflict, displacement, and host-country contexts on Syrian women’s participation in civic organizations in Turkey and Lebanon. In my analysis, I make use of intersectional frameworks to study the influence of key social markers (such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, rural/urban origins etc.) in exacerbating gendered inequalities and hindering the inclusion and full participation of these women in civic organizations. I joined the BCDSS in 2023 as their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator where I work to developing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, procedures and strategies at the Cluster. I also providing advice and support to cluster members on DEI-related issues or antidiscrimination complaints.