Lilian Hofmeister

Lilian Hofmeister (born October 16, 1950) is a leading Austrian expert in the field of advancement of women's rights, women's access to justice and in particular elimination of discrimination against women. She worked as a judge in Austria for more than 30 years and has served as Substitute Justice at the Austrian Constitutional Court since 1998.

On June 26, 2014, Justice Hofmeister was elected as one of 12 members of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), replacing those members whose four-year term will expire at the end of 2014. Comprising 23 independent experts, the Committee monitors the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by State parties. From 1976 to 2010 Justice Hofmeister worked as a judge, mainly at the Commercial Court in Vienna, where she started to actively address challenges regarding discrimination against women in daily life and in particular in their access to justice. Provided by Wikipedia