What We Do
Advance human rights and equal justice for women and girls
How We Do It
Empower women on the bench to overcome gender bias in the laws and their application
What You Can Do
Join our network of women judges to benefit from our global expertise and strengthen our collective mission
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose members represent all levels of the judiciary worldwide and share a commitment to equal justice for women and the rule of law. Created in 1991, the IAWJ has grown to a membership of over 6000 in 100 countries.
You Said It...
"The time has come for men and women to start giving concrete expression to the discourse about violence against women in order to start coherently and bravely building, from a feminist narrative, societies capable of recognizing the value in the body of women." - Dr. Cecilia Palomo, MexicoMore
In the Spotlight
The Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, President of the IAWJ, released an official statement on the recent killings of women judges in Afghanistan. The full statement is available here. Magistrate Gloria Poyatos Matas (Spain), Member of the IAWJ Board of Directors, has been named one of 25 most influential women in Spain. Read more about it here. The Louisiana Supreme Court Museum will be named Read More
IAWJ Leadership Corner
Meet the IAWJ President, Hon. Vanessa Ruiz. Upon being sworn in as IAWJ President, Hon. Vanessa Ruiz commenced her presidency noting that values of "liberal democracy that accept the rule of law, human rights and inclusiveness” are being rejected in a number of countries; that judges and courts, the safeguards of these values, are under challenge and attack. “To make equal justice a Read More