I received my baccalaureate in science and philosophy from the Université de Dakar before leaving for France to complete a doctorate in sociology, at the Université Paris-Sorbonne, and much later in my career a Research Director Habilitation from the Université Paris Diderot. At a very early stage of my career, I was attached as a […]
Tag: Senegal
Diakhoumba Gassama
I am a human rights lawyer and I am currently working for UNDP in New York. I am a feminist because I believe as a human rights activist that there is a serious emergency for women and girls to be respected and for them to have the same opportunities as men and boys in all […]
Lesley Ann Foster
I live in East London, South Africa. My work is across 26 African countries because I am president of Amanitare Sexual Rights Network. I am also on the board of IWRAW AP and our work is across 122 countries. I work on issues of gender equality and social justice, with specific focus on violence against […]
Mariama Faye
I live in Dakar, Senegal where I have been working as a consultant to GREFELS (A research on Women and Law group based in Senegal) since the year 2009. My work as an independent consultant has included being election monitoring, capacity building workshops, networking, drafting of fundraising proposals, implementation of research projects and report-writing. I […]
Fatime Khady Faye
I live in Senegal, West Africa. I live in Toubab Dialaw (60 km away from Dakar) in a small fishing village where I am tirelessly committed to the work with women and youth associations. I am a feminist as I have always been gender sensitive from childhood till now. I have always refused to conform […]
Fanta Cisse
I was born and I live in Senegal. I am a sociologist and have been a member of GREFELS (a group that does research on women and the law in Senegal) since 2009. I am extremely grateful as GREFELS has created the space for me as a young feminist to work with and engage with […]
Codou Bop
I am a Senegalese scholar and activist on woman’s rights and human rights in general. I am based in Dakar, Senegal, where I serve as the Coordinator for the Groupe de Recherche sur les Femmes ET les Lois au Senegal (GREFELS). GREFELS works on sexuality, sexual orientation, the rights of women with disability, migrations […]
Codou Bop
Codou Bop is a journalist based in Dakar, Senegal and is the Coordinator of the Groupe de Recherche sur les Femmes et les Lois au Senegal (GREFELS) and the Africa-Middle East regional coordination office for Women Living Under Muslim Laws. Ms. Bop’s publications include: “Islam and Women’s Sexual Health and Rights in Senegal” in Islam […]