Gender Issues Programs
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| The ABA Rule of Law Initiative seeks to enhance the legal status of women so that their rights are protected as guaranteed by law. |
While constitutions in many countries guarantee equal protection under the law for all, women's equality rights are seldom fully enforced. The Rule of Law Initiative is addressing a variety of problems that disproportionately affect women, such as gender-based employment discrimination, domestic violence, and trafficking in persons. Working closely with local partners, the Rule of Law Initiative provides assistance in legislative drafting, training attorneys and advocates, establishing women-focused legal clinics, and public education and outreach on women's rights issues. The Rule of Law Initiative also helps to support and promote the role of women in the legal profession.
To learn more, please visit our Gender Issues resource page.
Gender Issues Programs by country
- Asia: China, Philippines
- Europe and Eurasia: Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkmenistan
- Middle East and North Africa:Iraq, Morocco, Oman
Rule of Law Initiative Program Areas
Philippines
Philippine Women Judges Association (PWJA)
The ABA assisted the PWJA in convening its Seminar and Annual Meeting through sponsorship of the event. The Honorable Jiin-Fang Lin, Chief Judge of the Taiwan District Court in Taipei and Joan Winship, Executive Director of International Association of Women Judges spoke on capacity building of the women in the judiciary. Ms. Winship additionally led a capacity-building Workshop for PWJA officers and board members. The ABA likewise conducted a Strategic Planning Workshop with the PWJA. As a result of this workshop, the Rule of Law Initiative will support the PWJA in developing and publishing a “know your rights” brochure on gender issues, particularly with the newly enacted juvenile justice law, domestic violence law, and anti-trafficking law; to be distributed throughout the country to inform the public and local community leaders of their rights under these laws. The ABA will also support a series of roundtable discussion in collaboration with the local PWJA and IBP chapters and some NGOs, to inform community leaders and citizens of their rights and to engage leaders to pursue community-coordinated activities to protect women and children in their respective province and region.
For more information, contact Theresa Luong at <luongt@staff.abanet.org>
