Women lawyers in legal practice

Australia * International & Other Countries

 Gender equity committees

 Australia * International & Other Countries

 Teaching women and law

 Australia * Overseas * Gender issues & law cirruculum

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Women's Legal Action Groups

AUSTRALIA

Also see the following Australian listings for additional groups which initiate
action or are interested in liaising on women’s justice issues relevant to their
constituencies

Women lawyers in legal practice
Gender equity committees
Women law student groups
Women and law teaching

 

120 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202)

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Introduction

These pages contain contacts for women lawyer organisations in Australia and
national groups in other countries. This is the only detailed listing of practicing
women lawyers groups on the internet and we have only scratched the surface.
Where we do not yet have a national group contact, other women lawyers
groups are listed. If you know of groups which are not listed or of home page or
email contacts please let us know. Email nwjc@ozemail.com.au

The compilation of this list was undertaken in early 1996 by the National
Women’s Justice Coalition as a gift to Australian Women Lawyers
(born February 1996). AWL is the first national peak body for women lawyers
in Australia. We thank women lawyers and others from around the world who
responded when we asked for contacts through various international email lists.

Women Lawyers in Legal Practice - Australia  

National State/Territory

National

All states

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Women Lawyers in Legal Practice - International and Other Countries

* International * Other Countries * Bangladesh* Canada * Germany  * Ghana  *  Hong Kong  *Ivory Coast  * Mali *  Malaysia  * Nigeria * New Zealand * Russia * Scandinavia * Singapore *Spain * Uganda * USA * tell us more: nwjc@ozemail.com.au
 

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International
 

International Association of Women Judges & International
Women Judges Foundation 815 15th Street, NW Suite 601 Washington,
DC 20005 USA (202) 393-0955, Fax (202) 393-0125 (203)
email: iwjf@aol.com
Origins: When 50 eminent women jurists from around the world joined
the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) at its 10th Annual
Meeting win Washington, D.C. in 1989, the judges discovered a common
need to support each others’ efforts in order to promote the rights and
interests of women world wide. The alliance expanded from an International
Outreach Committee in the NAWJ into a new global organization –
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ).

The IAWJ was formally launched in October 1991 when women judges
in 15 national ratifies its Constitution and Bylaws. In October 1992, 82
women judges representing 43 nations attended the IAWJ inaugural meeting
in San Diego, California. A year later, the International Women Judges
Foundation, a tax-exempt, nonprofit institution, was incorporated to
carry out the IAWJ’s educational and public service activities. As of 1996,
the IAWJ has more than 3,500 members in 56 countries.

 

Objectives

· Encourage the formation and growth of women judges’ associations
worldwide so that collectively they may serve the interests of their members
and increase the effectiveness of the judiciary through education, training and
other support programs.

· Promote and coordinate actions among women judges globally so that they
may effectively address the critical legal and judicial problems which impede true
equality for all people.

· Facilitate the exchange of information and research on legal issues of special
concern to women through all forms of communication.

· Increase the number of women judges at all levels of the judiciary, particularly
appellate and constitutional courts where they currently are underrepresented,
so that women participate equally in the development of the law and ensure
that all legal-judicial systems promote the rights and interests of women.

· Minimize gender bias in judicial systems through study, development of
educational materials and training provisions for men and women judges.

 

Achieving Our Goals

 

The International Association of Women Judges and the International Women
Judges Foundation, its nonprofit adjunct:

* Develop and conduct educational seminars on issues such as the
application of the United National human rights conventions to correct
violations of women’s rights.
* Produce a biannual newsletter in English and Spanish as a major
vehicle of information sharing.
* Develop and cosponsor international and regional conferences which
focus on critical legal and judicial issues of special importance to women.
* Promote visits among judges of different countries to foster the exchange
of information and experience.
* Encourage ratification of and monitor compliance with the United Nations
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
* Update an annual membership directory and maintain a computerized list
of women judges worldwide.
* Respond to grave threats to women judges’ physical and mental well-being
through letters protesting their treatment
 

IAWJ Membership & Contacts
 

Voting membership in the IAWJ is open both to individual judges and
women judges associations, upon ratification of its Constitution and payment
of dues. Nonvoting membership is open to retured judges and all others who
support LAWJ’s and the IWJF’s goals.

An International Director is selected by the IAWJ members in each nation or
region. The International Director serves on the International Board of
Directors, the IAWJ’s policy-making body, and serves as a liaison between
the IAWJ and members of the respective nation or region. An Executive
Council, composed of the Association’s officers, proposes policies and
action to the Board of Directors and implements its decisions. The Board
meets biennially.

 

For further information contact: Judge Arline Pacht, President, IWJF
815 15 th Street, NW, Suite 601 Washington DC 20005
ph: (202) 393-0955 fax: (202) 303 0125 email iwjf@aol.com

Justice Pacita Canizares-Nye, President, IAWJ, Court of Appeals,
Maria Orosa Street, Ermita, Manila, The Philippines,
ph: 632-57-28-87 fax: 623-522-3211

Women Lawyers in Legal Practice -Other Countries

* Bangladesh  *Canada  *Germany  *Ghana *Hong Kong  *Ivory Coast  *Mali  *Malaysia *Nigeria  *New Zealand *Russia * Scandinavia *Singapore *Spain *Uganda *USA
  Tell us more: nwjc@ozemail.com.au
 

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Bangladesh

Canada

Germany

Ghana

Hong Kong

Federation of Women Lawyers
 

Ivory Coast

Association des Juristes de Cote I'vorie
 

Mali

Association des Juristes Maliennes
 

Malaysia

Association of Women Lawyers
 

Nigeria

Women's Justice Program, Nigeria
 

New Zealand

Russia

Scandinavia

Singapore

Spain

Asociacion Espanola de Mujeres Juristas

Uganda

USA

Women Defenders

Gender Equity Committees

 Australia * NSW * Victoria* International * Canada * USA In you know of more please tell us: email nwjc@ozemail.com.au  

Australia
 

Law Council of Australia - Equalising Career Opportunities in the
Law Committee Law Council of Australia, GPO Box 1989, Canberra
ACT 2601, ph: 02 6247 3788 fax: 02 62480639
 

NSW

NSW Law Society Equal Opportunity Committee

NSW Bar Association Equal Opportunity Committee

 

Victoria
 

Victorian Bar Association Equality Before the Law Committee

International

LawAsia, General Practice Section Standing Committee
on Women in the Law. GPO Box 3275, Darwin, Northern Territory,
Australia 0801 ph: 08 89469500 fax: 08 89469500

International Bar Association General Practice Section
Committee on Discrimination and Gender Equality. Contact:
IBA General Practice Section, 2 Harewood Place, Hanover Square,
London, WIR9HB, England, Tel: (44) 71-629-1206, Fax: (44) 71-409-0456
 
 

Canada

Canadian Bar Association - Committee on Equity

Canadian Bar Association - Ontario Feminist Analysis Section

20 Toronto Street, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2B8
Telephone: (416) 869-1047 Fax: (416) 869-1390
 

Gender and Equality in the Legal Profession

USA

American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession
750 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 988-5668
 

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Australia

Australisian Law Teachers Association -Women & Law Interest Group

USA

AALS - Women in Legal Education
1201 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-2065

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Online Discussion

Women in Legal Education Section of the Association of American Law Schools
Women in Legal Education Email Discussion List
Send the following message to listerv@assocdir.wuacc.edu:
subscribe antigone Your Name
Online discussion on teaching feminism and the law
Though based in the USA anyone can participate
 

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Gender issues & law curriculum

Feminist Curricular Clearinghouse (USA) Also check the Reading Room: Gender issues & law curriculum and see'Feminist Legal Research Organisations'  

Researchers and research organisations - women and the law, feminist legal research, etc. * Researchers * Feminist Legal Research Organisations  

Researchers Australian Institute of Women's Research and Policy - listing under 'law' Australisian Law Teachers Association -Women & Law Interest Group  

Feminist Legal Research Organisations * Centre for Feminist Legal Research New Delhi * Feminist Legal Studies British Columbia * Osgoode Hall Law School Institute for Feminist Legal Studies * University of Liverpool Faculty of Law Feminist Legal Research Unit Osgoode Hall Law School Institute for Feminist Legal Studies: Faculty of Law - Feminist Legal Research Unit    

WOMEN LAW STUDENTS Australia * ACT * NSW  * Overseas * Women and law courses * Getting into law school *  Other law student associations *  Reading room If you know of more groups please tell us: email nwjc@ozemail.com.au  

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Australia

 

Australian Capital Territory