Women’s Studies Center at University of Baghdad participated in the 1st scientific conference organized by the ministry of commerce under the slogan “Towards a policy supporting the national economy” sponsored by Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abbadi. Assistant Prof. Dr. Jihad Kazim from Women’s Studies Center was chosen for the membership of the scientific committee as representative of University of Baghdad in this conference where he presented a paper entitled “the role of media in uncovering corruption and promoting the development process” that addressed the causes of delayed development in our country as an indication of the reasons of corruption which has negative consequences on the process of promoting the economic sector in Iraq.