Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane

Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane (born 19 August 1965) is a South African judge and former advocate. She was appointed to the South African judiciary in 2010 after having been one of the first researchers at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. She has served as a judge of the Gauteng High Court and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa in 2023. Quotes The ConCourt comprises of five male judges and three female judges. In the last round of interviews, the president, and that is his prerogative, appointed two male judges to the ConCourt. The constitution makes it quite clear the judiciary needs to be transformed and there is a need for the courts to reflect the gender and race composition. I am a woman judge and it is important for the courts to be equipped with more women judges. As a woman judge I will add to representation and diversity in that court. TimesLIVE There are reports that women are facing more sexual harassment cases in the workplace in South Africa than ever. Research shows us that black women suffer the most in SA - sexual harassment policies in the workplace have been adopted, but often women are not aware of them and how the procedures work - this is all part of the problem. University of the Western Cape Interference with the ability to access information impedes the freedom of the press. The right to freedom of expression is not limited to the right to speak, but includes the right to receive information and ideas. Preventing the press from reporting fully and accurately, does not only violate the rights of the journalist, but it also violates the rights of all the people who rely on the media to provide them with ‘information and ideas’. An unqualified right of access to a company’s securities register is, therefore, essential for effective journalism and an informed citizenry. Mail & Guardian it is very important not to pay lip service to the issue of gender but to make appointment of strong competent women. ConCourt interviews | Judge Kathree-Setiloane urges JSC to appoint ‘strong competent women April 5 2022 ‘Apartheid itself was the problem and we wanted to eradicate it, no matter the platform Be who you are. If men you are working with are inadequate, do not let their inadequacies dictate how you should operate. You must operate as you have always operated. They must learn and get used to having tough women around. Women are assertive and shouldn’t apologize for it Law, Politics and Women in Power: A Conversation with Judge Kathree-Setiloane October 16 2019 I am a woman, I believe I can make a contribution to the court as a woman judge. They (women) bring the law closer to the young lawyer who does not believe she or he could become a lawyer. It makes it possible for a young woman to believe that they have a role to play and can climb the ladder in the legal field. I am not overbearing. I am an assertive person, and I will not apologise for it. Studying abroad was different. For once, my opinion as a black student mattered and wasn't ignored. It was a different type of freedom. For our democratic society to become a success, we need to be inclusive… We need to find way to coexist together to strengthen South Africa. Majority of the top students were woman, which was very encouraging. Women do well academically, yet something happens once they leave university. It seems like they lose their confidence and hide their light. Do not let that happen. It’s about a change in society. A change of mindset. A mental shift is what we need Women need to continue with the struggle and be forceful. Men should also stand with women. For our democratic society to become a success, we need to be inclusive… We need to find way to coexist together to strengthen South Africa. External links Category:Living people Category:women from South Africa Category:lawyers from South Africa Category:judges from South Africa Category:Women in law Category:1965 births Category:Women born in the 1960s