Jane Ezirigwe is pursuing a PhD in Public law at the University of Cape Town. Her home country is Nigeria where she grew up in a family of six. She joined the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies where she is teaching, engaging in research, the publication of research findings and policy formulation. Jane is a published author who is working with the local NGO on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence - Women Aid Collective (WACOL). After her studies, she intend to continue to engage the media and policy actors on these issues to ensure that the new laws do not also discriminate against women, as evident in the new laws made in Benue and Taraba states.