AWW mentors, mentees, organizers and supporters at the AWW Legal Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1, 2024. Photo credit: Gabriel Thomas/SP Events and Tech On March 1, the Vance Center and its South African Legal Fellows Network, through its Advancing Women in the Workplace (AWW) program, in collaboration with the United States Mission to South Africa, hosted an afternoon full of celebration and firsts. Dozens of mentors, mentees, law firm partners, judges, academics, and other supporters gathered at the Sandton offices of law firm Baker McKenzie for the Advancing Women in the Workplace Legal Forum, which featured a presentation... read more
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AWW Legal Forum Celebrates Mentorship Program, Launches Groundbreaking Survey and South African WIP Chapter
Posted on March 18, 2024
Vance Center Launches Project on Women in the Legal Community in Guatemala
Posted on January 16, 2024On January 10, the Vance Center hosted a launch event for a new project, “Strengthening and protecting the role of women in the legal community in Guatemala through network building.” The project seeks to strengthen the role of women in Guatemala’s legal profession, identify solutions to challenges affecting their work, and build capacity for long-term support of women lawyers in the country. Prior to the launch event, the Vance Center distributed a questionnaire to evaluate the current state of women’s participation and visibility in Guatemala’s legal profession. More than 45 respondents answered the questionnaire; those responses formed the basis for... read more
WIP Chapters Survey Women’s Representation in Peru and Celebrate Leadership in Mexico
Posted on December 4, 2023Panelists speak during an event presenting the results of WIP Peru’s survey on women’s representation in Peruvian law firms, November 24, 2023. Photo credit: WIP Perú On November 24, Peruvian chapter WIP Perú presented the results of its “2023 Survey on the Presence and Professional Growth of Female Lawyers in Leading Legal Firms.” The study, conducted and analyzed by Datum Internacional, collected data from 45 law firms in Peru, which were selected based on their inclusion in high-profile legal databases such as the Legal 500. The event began with an overview of the survey results, followed by an engaging panel... read more