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Vance Center, AESHI & PALU Launch New Report on Sexual Harassment Laws in Africa

Posted on November 26, 2024

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

Vance Center and IAWL Co-Host International Women’s Day Program

Posted on March 14, 2024

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Vance Center and IAWL hosted a virtual professional development program entitled “Count Her In: Gender Equality in the Workplace.”  Lorraine McGowen, the Vance Center’s executive committee co-chair and partner at Orrick, provided opening remarks. In her introduction, McGowen outlined the Vance Center’s more than two decades of work on inclusion and diversity on the African continent, beginning with the creation of the African Legal Fellows Program more than 20 years ago, and expanding into new initiatives like a mentorship program for young Black women lawyers in South Africa, a pro bono clearinghouse in... read more