Women in the Judiciary: A Stepping Stone towards Gender Justice

This policy brief outlines key elements of the normative framework regarding women's presence in the judiciary, with a focus on equal participation, the role of judicial institutions in achieving gender justice and access to justice.

Topics

SDG
Leave no one behind
SDG5: Gender equality
SDG16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Subject
Women and Justice
Women2Lead
Women’s leadership
Keywords
gender equality
gender mainstreaming
governance
guidelines
judges

This policy brief outlines key elements of the normative framework regarding women's presence in the judiciary, with a focus on equal participation, the role of judicial institutions in achieving gender justice and access to justice. The brief then reviews global and regional evidence demonstrating why women's presence in the judiciary matters. Finally, the brief presents an overview of the status of women in the judiciary in the Arab region, before offering policy actions to enable Arab States to meet their international commitments.

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