Accelerating Gender Equality in Law and Leadership: Africa in Post-Beijing

This is an event co-hosted by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, the Institute for African Women in Law, and the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center. 

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This landmark event will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action while also focusing on the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality in the legal professions in Africa, as highlighted by CEDAW General Recommendation 40. It will bring together key stakeholders to critically assess the current legal landscape, share best practices, and develop innovative strategies to accelerate gender equality in law across the African continent.

• Welcome Address: Dean Troy McKenzie
• Keynote Speaker: Prof. Meg Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
• Moderator: Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Judge / lAWL Board Member
• Panelists: Ms. Laura Nyirinkindi, Chair, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls; Prof. J. Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University, Founder, Institute for African Women in Law; and Prof. Rose Rameau, Associate Professor, Albany Law School

Student Organization Co-Sponsors: BLSA, Law Women, ILS, LALSA, WOCC, Law Students for Human Rights. Outside Co-Sponsors: New York City Bar, Gender Equality in Law Campaign, LEJI Clinic at NYU Law, International Senior Lawyers Project, and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice.