WEBINAR | 18 March 2021 | 14:00 – 15:30 Rome | 9:00 – 10:30 New York
Women Delivering Justice: Achieving Gender Parity in the Justice Sector
The equal representation of women in the justice sector is a human right, guaranteed by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against and reinforced by the Beijing Platform for Action under the critical areas of concern on Women in Power and Decision-Making and on Human Rights of Women.
Despite incremental country progress in achieving gender parity in the justice sector, women continue to encounter overall social, economic and institutional challenges to their full and effective participation as justice agents. Challenges range from gender stereotypes to sexual harassment, time poverty, limited opportunities to career advancement and obstacles to access leadership positions. In some cases, barriers have been further amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Against this background, this event will highlight the importance of investing in the equal representation of women in the delivery of justice. It will seek to:
- identify challenges to gender equality in the justice sector, especially within the current COVID-19 context;
- discuss policy and programmatic directions for prioritizing gender balance in the justice sector; and
- provide recommendations for better data, research and analysis in support of SDG 16.7.1.
The event builds on IDLO’s work on women’s equal participation in the justice sector as featured in IDLO’s report entitled Women Delivering Justice: Contributions, Barriers, Pathways. It highlights specific country experiences and lessons from Kenya and Tunisia.
Organizers
Agenda
Opening Remarks
- Ms. Jan Beagle, Director-General, IDLO
Panelists
- H.E. Iman Al Zahwani Hoemel, Minister of Women, Children and the Elderly of Tunisia
- Hon. Justice Susan Glazebrook, Judge, Supreme Court of New Zealand and President-Elect of the International Association of Women Judges
- Hon. Justice Aruna Devi Narain, Judge, Supreme Court of Republic of Mauritius and Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteur, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Ms. Patricia Lee Refo, President, American Bar Association
- Dr. Ruth Aura-Odhiambo, Dean, Faculty of Law, Egerton University, Kenya
- Dr. J. Jarpa Dawuni, Associate Professor of Political Science, Howard University
Moderator
- Dr. Ilaria Bottigliero, Director, Policy, Research and Learning, IDLO
An interactive dialogue will follow the remarks and panel discussion.
Details
Thursday, 18 March 2021 | 14:00 – 15:30 Rome | 9:00 – 10:30 New York
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish.
A concept note, speaker bios and agenda are available for download below.
For questions or to contact IDLO's Gender Team, please send an email to skafka@idlo.int
Photo credit: © The Judiciary of Kenya
IDLO’s Work on Gender Parity in the Justice Sector
IDLO at CSW65
