Seodi White

Seodi Venekai-Rudo White is a 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] In June 2006 she also headed a delegation that presented a report about Malawi's civil society to the United Nations CEDAM.[4] She is currently the National Coordinator of Women and the Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust (WLSA Malawi).[5]

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[5]
  • Visiting scholar at the International Women's Human Rights Project at the University of Toronto[6]
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References
  1. "Malawi women can wear what they want". News24. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. "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.
  3. "Seodi White : Biography" (PDF). Oise.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. Seodi WhiteBiography
  5. "Canadian Lawyers Abroad has rebranded" (PDF). Cla-ace.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. "The Equality Effect" (PDF). Theequalityeffect.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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