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Press Release: International Women's Day
March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022 is International Women’s Day!!! A day dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements around the world, raising...
IAWL
Mar 8, 20222 min read


Happy International Women's Day!
This year’s theme, “Break The Bias” calls for action to dismantle the biases that limit women globally from making further advances in...
IAWL
Mar 8, 20221 min read


Not yet Uhuru for Women: A Perspective of a Male Ally
By: Stephen Muthoka Mutie, Ph.D. (Kenyatta University) Growing up, my mother was, and still is, a powerful, caring woman and a provider....
IAWL
Mar 8, 20224 min read


Matri-legal Feminism: The development of a theory for studying African women in law
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
IAWL
Mar 7, 20225 min read


IAWL launches Women SAN Report
On December 8, 2021, 72 legal professionals were sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria. Out of this number, only two were women—from...
IAWL
Feb 22, 20222 min read


Why I use legal narratives to center African women in law.
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...
IAWL
Jan 30, 20224 min read


Call for Judges to Contribute to a Book
The Institute for African Women in Law is launching a book project-- African Women Judges: A Collection of Essays. The book project uses leg
IAWL
Jan 20, 20221 min read


Exciting New Opportunities at IAWL
The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) invites you to join us for exciting and impactful opportunities and programming for 2022.
IAWL
Jan 9, 20221 min read


Interview with Prof. Oluyemisi A. Bamgbose, SAN, Director of the Women’s Law Clinic (WLC).
In this interview with Dr. Pedi Obani, Professor Bamgbose, SAN shares highlights of the origins, vision and mission achievements, and future
IAWL
Dec 1, 20215 min read
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