Gender advocate and legal expert, Comfort Olubo Umaru, will headline a webinar focused on women’s leadership and workplace inclusion.
The event, organised by the National Association of Women Judges of Nigeria and the International Association of Women Judges, explores work-life balance in the justice sector.
With the theme “Enhancing Work-Life Balance and Accessibility in Court Settings,” the webinar aims to help women in law manage family and career demands.
Umaru will lead the session on “Definition of Concepts and World Bank Observations and Recommendations.”
Participants will include members of the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum, FIDA, African Women Lawyers Association, and Magistrates Association of Nigeria.
Organisers say the forum will promote awareness about family-friendly court facilities and highlight the Abia State Judiciary’s innovative creche for working mothers.
Discussions will also focus on accessibility in courtrooms, career satisfaction, and gender-supportive policies in the justice system.
Comfort Umaru brings over two decades of experience in both private practice and public service.
She has worked with leading Senior Advocates of Nigeria and served as Registrar at the National Industrial Court.
At the court, she supervised litigation, appeals, and record management before joining the National Judicial Institute in 2015.
Since then, she has represented the Institute in international gender and justice initiatives with UNODC and UNICEF.
Her projects include ensuring justice for women in terrorism cases and supporting children affected by violent extremism.
Recognised as an expert in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence training, Umaru has mentored judges, magistrates, and law enforcement officers nationwide.
Between 2019 and 2024, she tutored on Nigeria’s Code of Conduct for Magistrates in partnership with the Judicial College of England and Wales.
She also led research and evaluation programs at the National Judicial Institute, improving gender data collection for judicial appointments.
Recently, she represented Nigeria at UNODC’s Beijing +30 event in Vienna, advocating for stronger gender inclusion in legal systems.
Currently studying Legislative Drafting, she hopes to strengthen gender representation in future laws and policies.
Through the Women in Leadership in Law initiative, Comfort Umaru continues to inspire a generation of women lawyers to lead with purpose, balance, and equity.
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📅 Date: Thursday, 13th November, 2025.
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM (WAT).
💻 Platform: Zoom / YouTube Live.
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