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- Title
Entering the Australian Judiciary: Gender and Court Hierarchy.
- Authors
MACK, KATHY; ROACH ANLEU, SHARYN
- Abstract
There is considerable attention to increasing judicial diversity along a range of dimensions, in particular, gender. Women remain underrepresented in many courts, especially at the higher levels of the judiciary. A comprehensive socio-legal study of the Australian judiciary compares experiences and attitudes of women who have become judicial officers at different levels of the court hierarchy. Understanding their personal and professional backgrounds and the features that attracted them to the judiciary has important implications for addressing gender disparity. Effective recruitment and selection must focus on the expectations and experiences of women in relation to particular judicial contexts.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; JUDICIAL process; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; COURT personnel; WOMEN executives; LETTER services
- Publication
Law & Policy, 2012, Vol 34, Issue 3, p313
- ISSN
0265-8240
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9930.2012.00365.x