IAWL’s symposium at CSW69 explored women’s leadership in law, 30 years post-Beijing, highlighting challenges, progress, and solutions.

The UK Women Judges Conference celebrated women’s resilience, brilliance, and camaraderie in law, highlighting their vital stories.

Existing Experience, Best Practice and Identification of Barriers to the Advancement of Women Judges By : Hon. Justice Zainab Jawara....

Women Judges from about 30 African countries gathered in Libreville, Gabon, for the 1st Meeting of African Women Judges. The meeting,...

The recent announcement of the nomination of Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice in Ghana has been a cause for both...

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

PRESS RELEASE Washington, DC March 10, 2022 March 10 has been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day of...

Through Matri-legal feminism, I am advocating and theorizing for the beginning of a new field of study of the lives and experiences of women

In this series, we present Justice Mary Mamyassin Sey, a Supreme Court Justice and the first woman judge in The Gambia.

Justice is often depicted as a woman, yet, the role of women judges in promoting justice remains an uphill battle due to intersecting...

In this series we present the three-part series featuring Justice Yvonne Mokgoro (Ret.) of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

In this series, we explore the work of women judges who have stood up for judicial integrity, independence and impartiality.

The panel will discuss the recently-published report of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, which outlines findings on the

Justice Maya is the latest appointee from the Africa region and she joins the President Elect of the IAWJ, Justice Binta Nako (Nigeria) and

Will women’s symbolic representation translate into their substantive leadership within the Court in the forthcoming elections?

The representation of women in the judiciary is significant for many reasons. Besides ensuring that the legal system is developed with all

J. Jarpa Dawuni, Ph.D. Executive Director, IAWL The recent confirmation and swearing in of Justice Martha Karambu Koome as the first...

For immediate release May 6, 2021 Washington, DC— The Institute for African Women in Law has launched the Gender Scorecard tracker, an...

Washington, DC— The Institute for African Women in Law notes with excitement the recent selection of Justice Martha Koome (CA) as the first

Be-in-the-Know! Gender Scorecard @ the ECOWAS Court of Justice