WLC says the number of women judges need to increase
Lusanda Bill
19 February 2014
The Women’s Legal Centre said it is concerned about the under representation of women in the judiciary.
The Women’s Legal Centre said it is concerned about the under representation of women in the judiciary.
WLC Spokesperson Jennifer Williams
said stats show that females make up 51.3% of South
Africa
Williams said in order to reflect
the gender demographics of the country the number of women judges would have to
increase by at least 20%.
“Women’s rights organizations that
are working in the legal sector are very concerned about the lack of women
judges in the country. The President
referred to this in his State of the Nation Address as a cause for concern, and
we are aware that the judiciary is currently advertising positions” Williams
added.
The Women’s Legal Centre has called
on the Judicial Services Commission to ensure that they priorities the short
listing of women so that the under representation of women can be addressed
immediately.
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