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Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific

Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific

Author: Melissa Crouch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316518328
Published In: October 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Courts can play an important role in addressing issues of inequality, discrimination and gender injustice for women. The feminisation of the judiciary – both in its thin meaning of women's entrance into the profession, as well as its thicker forms of realising gender justice – is a core part of the agenda for gender equality. This volume acknowledges both the diversity of meanings of the feminisation of the judiciary, as well as the complexity of the social and cultural realisation of gender equality. Containing original empirical studies, this book demonstrates the past and present challenges women face to entering the judiciary and progressing their career, as well as when and why they advocate for women's issues while on the bench. From stories of pioneering women to sector-wide institutional studies of the gender composition of the judiciary, this book reflects on the feminisation of the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific.

Preface

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1. The feminisation of the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific

Melissa Crouch and Natasha Naidu

2. To join the bench and be decision-makers: Women judges in Pacific islands judiciaries

Anna Dziedzic

3. Women, adjudication and judging in Sri Lanka

Dinesha Samararatne

4. Women in the judiciary in Thailand

Sarah Bishop

5. The promise and paradox of women judges in the judiciary in Indonesia

Melissa Crouch