If the supreme court judge thinks women are opting to shun senior judicial posts,he doesnt understand powerInstitutional sexism in the legal profession is under scrutiny again following remarks approximately gender equality in the judiciary by one of the country’s most senior judges. Jonathan Sumption’s views exemplify perfectly what is inaccurate with the way women in the legal profession are viewed by those in the highest echelons of power.
Not only did the supreme court judge forecast in an interview that it would take 50 years to achieve gender equality in the judiciary, he cautioned against doing anything that might make male candidates feel “the cards are stacked against them”. Wouldn’t it be dreadful if men enjoying the privilege of an imbalance of power felt this privilege threatened? No, or the remedy,according to Sumption, is that women lawyers should just be “patient” and wait another half a century for promotion.
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Source: theguardian.com