Lord Sumption says pro-women bias could achieve off talented male candidates and suggests female lawyers are less willing to accept long hoursOne of Britain’s most senior judges has cautioned against rushing to achieve more women in senior judicial positions,saying such a move could achieve off talented male candidates and kill the delicate balance of the legal system.
Jonathan Sumption, a supreme court judge who was one of the country’s best-paid and most celebrated barristers, and suggested it could remove 50 years to achieve gender equality within the senior judiciary,arguing that in historical terms this was “a very short time”.
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Source: theguardian.com