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This speech was originally delivered during the launch of the reports on Women in Law and Leadership in the Kenyan Bar, Bench and Legal...

Chief Justice Martha Koome launches IAWL reports on women in law and leadership in Kenya.

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) launched three reports on Women in Law and Leadership at the Constitutional Court of South...

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL), in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF), launched a...

16th January 2023 The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) announces the launch of four country reports on Women in Law and...

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) announces two opportunities from organizations we closely work with. These opportunities...

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) is a Washington, D.C. based Pan-African non-profit, non-governmental organization. IAWL is...

J. Jarpa Dawuni (Ph.D.), the founder and Executive Director of the Institute for African women in law (IAWL), was part of a high-level...

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) participated in a two-day conference on legal tech in Zambia on the 10th and 11th of...

Yorm Ama Abledu has been named as the 2022 International Bar Association’s (IBA) Outstanding Young Lawyer Award recipient at the recently...

Press Release 21 October 2022 With much delight, we announce the publication of the edited book ‘Intersectionality and Women's Access to...

Introducing the African Women in Law Scholars & Researchers Database, our innovative digital directory of African women scholars and...

PERSPECTIVES is a book written by Francisca Serwaa Boateng, a lawyer and founder/managing counsel of FSB Law Consult, in Accra, Ghana....

The recently concluded 31st Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, held between 25 and 30 July 2022, at the British...

The South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ) just concluded its 16th annual conference and...

The WOZA - Women in Law South Africa Awards first came on scene in 2019. Founded by Rehana Khan Parker and Asha Ramdin Singhania who were...

Becoming a partner in law practice is an aspirational target for many lawyers. The journey to partnership has proven to be laborious,...

Ten years ago in 2012, the first woman judge president in South Africa, Monica Leeuw, was appointed. Her appointment paved the way for...

By: Osai Ojigho (Country Director, Nigeria – Amnesty International) The author presented the contents of this post at the Women’s Forum...

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) is a Washington, D.C. based Pan-African non-profit, non-governmental organization. IAWL is...