Clockwise from top left: Speakers Cheryl Ann Peters, Valentina Beghini, Heather Tatenda, and moderator Pamhidzai Bamu discuss potential approaches to a model law on sexual harassment during the second day of the virtual launch, November 22, 2024. On November 21 and 22, the Vance Center, along with the Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI) and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), hosted a virtual launch event with the theme “In Law and Practice: Unifying Africa to End Sexual Harassment.” More than 100 attendees connected from across time zones over the two days to learn about the report’s findings, discuss the context... read more
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Vance Center, AESHI & PALU Launch New Report on Sexual Harassment Laws in Africa
Posted on November 26, 2024
Vance Center Celebrates Women’s Month in South Africa with Dialogue on Gender Equity
Posted on September 10, 2024Panelists Anette Cook, Annabelle Thomas, and Kathleen Dlepu, and moderator Advocate Ntibidi Rampete at the Women’s Month event in Pretoria, August 29, 2024. Photo credit: Legal Practice Council The dialogue was the first of a four-part series set up with the Legal Practice Council, a national statutory body that regulates and exercises jurisdiction over the country’s legal practitioners and candidate legal practitioners. The series aims to evaluate and build on the findings of the Vance Center’s survey of barriers and challenges impacting women of color in the law, published in March, and to analyze opportunities to address these barriers and... read more
Africa Program Participates in University of Dayton Human Rights Center Conference Marking 75th Anniversary of the UDHR
Posted on November 13, 2023Africa Program Director Adaobi Egboka moderated a panel during the 2023 Joint Convening of the Social Practice of Human Rights Conference and the 6th International Conference on the Right to Development, held on November 2-4. The hybrid conference, which also marked the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was hosted by the University of Dayton Human Rights Center in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law, and the Free State Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, both in South Africa. ... read more
Women’s Month in South Africa: Breaking Barriers for Women in Conveyancing and Legal Tech
Posted on September 29, 2023Moderator Naomi Thompson and AWW Project Consultant Dr. Kim Lamont-Mbawuli listen to other speakers at “Tech-Driven Legal Transformation: Paving the Way for Women in Legal Leadership,” August 31, 2023. Photo: Neo Mdakaj Both programs explored barriers, challenges, and opportunities for women in specialized areas of law that have historically offered little space for women’s advancement or leadership. Advancing Women in the Workplace (AWW) is a two-year program, now in its second year, that aims to support women of color in accessing leadership roles within the legal profession through mentorship, professional development opportunities, and other tools. On August 23, AWW held... read more
Vance Center Engages at Pan African Lawyers Union Conference in Zambia
Posted on July 31, 2023In early July, Vance Center Africa Program Director Adaobi Egboka traveled to Zambia to explore new programmatic opportunities, meet with existing and prospective partners, and attend the annual Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) conference. read more
Women in the Profession Program Launches Ethiopian Chapter
Posted on July 31, 2023The Vance Center’s Women in the Profession (WIP) program has expanded its network with the launch of a new chapter in Ethiopia. read more