Grâce d'Almeida
Grâce d'Almeida Adamon was born on March 21, 1951, in Dakar, Senegal, and passed away in 2005. She was a prominent Beninese lawyer, feminist, and human rights advocate. After beginning her law practice in Paris in 1977, she returned to Cotonou the following year. She also served as a law professor at the National University of Benin, where she was well-known for her strong advocacy for women's rights.
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[edit]- in taking the initiative for making the judicial guide available to women, the Association of Women Lawyers aimed to equip women in Benin with essential legal procedures, grounded in the nation’s legal framework, to help them improve their lives through lawful means.
- Beninese women generally don't encounter outright opposition from men, yet achieving equality remains challenging in a male-dominated political landscape. A family code that would grant women inheritance and property rights, the option for monogamous marriage, and raise the minimum legal marriage age from 12 to 14 has yet to be passed by the National Assembly. Additionally, many women are actively opposing the African tradition of female circumcision.