Our Team
Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) is an international feminist organization based in The Hague advancing a gender-just world through the law.
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Akila Radhakrishnan
Board member
Akila Radhakrishnan is an international human rights lawyer and a globally recognized expert in justice and accountability, sexual and gender-based violence, gender equality, and reproductive rights. Akila is currently the Strategic Legal Advisor for Gender Justice for the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project. She previously served as the President and Legal Director of the Global Justice Center. Akila has led ground-breaking legal work on gender and international law, including abortion access in conflict situations, the role that gender plays in genocide and crimes against humanity, ensuring accountability for reproductive violence, and the codification of gender apartheid.
A prominent voice on gender issues globally, her unique expertise as a feminist international lawyer and strategist is sought by policymakers, academics, media, and grassroots actors around the world. She has briefed the United Nations Security Council, presented at the International Criminal Court, and regularly advises governments and multilateral institutions on issues of gender equality and human rights.
Her expert analysis can also be seen across popular media, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, CNN, and The Nation. Akila has been the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including the Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award, the Her Hero award from the New York City Bar Association, and has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by APolitical.
A prominent voice on gender issues globally, her unique expertise as a feminist international lawyer and strategist is sought by policymakers, academics, media, and grassroots actors around the world. She has briefed the United Nations Security Council, presented at the International Criminal Court, and regularly advises governments and multilateral institutions on issues of gender equality and human rights.
Her expert analysis can also be seen across popular media, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, CNN, and The Nation. Akila has been the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including the Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award, the Her Hero award from the New York City Bar Association, and has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by APolitical.
Emilie Palamy Pradichit
Board Member
Emilie Palamy Pradichit is a woman human rights defender, intersectional feminist and an international human rights lawyer.
Born into a refugee family from Laos, she founded the Manushya Foundation in 2017, working at the intersection of digital rights, sustainability, protection of defenders, transnational repression, and access to justice. Through her Foundation, she reinforces the power of women and youth advocating for democracy, social justice and equality, while also defending indigenous, forest dependent, LGBTIQ+ and marginalized communities across Southeast Asia.
Born into a refugee family from Laos, she founded the Manushya Foundation in 2017, working at the intersection of digital rights, sustainability, protection of defenders, transnational repression, and access to justice. Through her Foundation, she reinforces the power of women and youth advocating for democracy, social justice and equality, while also defending indigenous, forest dependent, LGBTIQ+ and marginalized communities across Southeast Asia.
Paxton McCausland
Board Member
Paxton McCausland is a transmasculine, non-binary organiser, researcher, and academic whose work spans grassroots movements, international advocacy, and critical research on gender in international law.
With experience from the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict to the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, Paxton brings a wealth of knowledge and lived experience as well as a strong dedication to building a world where all can thrive.
With experience from the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict to the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, Paxton brings a wealth of knowledge and lived experience as well as a strong dedication to building a world where all can thrive.
