Panelists 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
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Vance Center Celebrates Women’s Month in South Africa with Dialogue on Gender Equity
Posted on September 10, 2024
Vance Center Hosts Focus Groups on Racial Equity and Inclusion in South Africa
Posted on July 29, 2024The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice and its South African Legal Fellows Alumni Network, in partnership with the United States Mission to South Africa, recently launched a project to mobilize members of South Africa’s legal profession to advance racial equity and inclusion at the professional and community levels. read more
Advancing Women in the Workplace Mentorship Program Launches 3rd Cohort in South Africa
Posted on June 21, 2024Attendees, including current and past mentors, mentees, and support committee members, at the AWW Cohort 3 launch event in Johannesburg, June 13, 2024. Photo credit: Dr. Kim Lamont-Mbawuli/AWW The new cohort kicked off with tailored onboarding events for the three key groups of participants: mentees, mentors, and members of the mentor support committee, which offers guidance and insight to mentors. Mentees: A virtual onboarding session for the new group of mentees on May 27 began with opening remarks by Judge Nokuthula Daniso of the High Court of South Africa, who emphasized the importance of mentorship in shaping one’s career... read more