Seodi White
Seodi Venekai-Rudo White is an anthropologist, social development lawyer and women's rights activist.[1][2] She is the Chairperson of the Network’s Permanent Committee on Gender-Related Law.[3] She was responsible for the enactment of the Malawi domestic violence legislation in 2006.[3] She is currently the National Coordinator of Women and the Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust (WLSA Malawi).[4]
Publications
- Sexual violence and women’s vulnerability to HIV transmission in Malawi (2005)
- Beyond inequalities: Women in Malawi (2005)
- Contributing towards the realization of women’s human rights and gender justice: Recommendations for a more equitable Constitution (2006)
- Engendering parliament in Malawi: A handbook for parliamentarians (2005)
- Gender and citizenship as a critical lens for analysis in development (2005)
- Law and policy review: How far has SADC engendered law and policy? (2005)
- Can the law reduce HIV transmission among women? (2005)
- The prevention of domestic violence bill in Malawi: Multisectoral perspectives (2003)
- Dispossessing the widow:Gender-based violence in Malawi (2002)
Books
- Dispossessing the Widow by Seodi Venekai White (2005)
- In search of justice: Women and the administration of justice (2000)
Accolades
- Malawi Human Rights Commission Award - 2004[4]
- Visiting scholar at the International Women’s Human Rights Project at the University of Toronto[5]
References
- ↑ "Malawi women can wear what they want". News24. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "The African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health and Family Planning (AWLN) is a collective of 35 African women leaders from 15 African countries. AWLN supports the efforts of African women to improve reproductive health and access to comprehensive family". Africawln.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- 1 2 "Seodi White : Biogrpahy" (PDF). Oise.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- 1 2 "Canadian Lawyers Abroad has rebranded" (PDF). Cla-ace.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "The Equality Effect" (PDF). Theequalityeffect.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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