Meaza Ashenafi

thumb|Meaza Ashenafi in 2018 Meaza Ashenafi (born 25 July 1964) is an Ethiopian lawyer. In November 2018, she was appointed by the Federal Parliamentary Assembly as President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia until her resignation on 17 January 2023. Quotes "Justice is not a privilege, it is a right that every citizen must enjoy." Source: Interview with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (2018). "When women rise, nations rise with them." Source: Public speech at the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, 2015. "A society that excludes women from leadership is a society that denies itself progress." Source: Keynote address, African Women Leadership Forum, 2019. "The law must serve the people, not stand above them." "From women’s rights activist to Supreme Court chief: meet Meaza Ashenafi" (2019) "From women’s rights activist to Supreme Court chief: meet Meaza Ashenafi", Christian Science Monitor, by Ryan Lenora Brown, May 20 2019, Retrieved 13 November 2023 We had to improvise. We literally had to create the word. “Wesibawi tinkosa.” About sexual harassment You might not be happy with the decisions that I make in this position. I told them, if they want business as usual, I’m not the right person for this job. Leadership for me is having a vision and striving to achieve it. Women need to believe that they can do whatever they set themselves to do, despite the society’s pressure and people telling them otherwise. You can only have the power to be a change maker if you believe in yourself. https://africa.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/03/ten-african-women-leaders-we-admire Africa UN women ( March 19,2021). External links Wikipedia article Category:Judges Category:Lawyers from Ethiopia Category:Women's rights activists Category:Women activists from Ethiopia Category:Women in law Category:1964 births Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people