March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022 is International Women’s Day!!! A day dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements around the world, raising...

This year’s theme, “Break The Bias” calls for action to dismantle the biases that limit women globally from making further advances in...

By: Stephen Muthoka Mutie, Ph.D. (Kenyatta University) Growing up, my mother was, and still is, a powerful, caring woman and a provider....

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

On December 8, 2021, 72 legal professionals were sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria. Out of this number, only two were women—from...

By: J. Jarpa Dawuni, Esq., Ph.D. In 1994, I had an encounter with a woman who would influence my life and thinking in the journey I...

The Institute for African Women in Law is launching a book project-- African Women Judges: A Collection of Essays. The book project uses leg

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) invites you to join us for exciting and impactful opportunities and programming for 2022.

In this interview with Dr. Pedi Obani, Professor Bamgbose, SAN shares highlights of the origins, vision and mission achievements, and future