Closing the Gender Gap in the Higher Judiciary

March 10, 2025 | Jayna Kothari

Women in law have seen great progress over the last 100 years in India. The first woman lawyer, Cornelia Sorabji, was entitled to practice in 1924. Since then, the number of women lawyers has increased, several women have been designated Senior Advocates, and there have been many women judges in the lower judiciary.

 

However, there remains a glass ceiling for women in the higher judiciary.

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Jayna Kothari, 'Closing the Gender Gap in the Higher Judiciary' (The Hindu, 10 Mar 2025) <https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/closing-the-gender-gap-in-the-higher-judiciary/article69310095.ece> accessed on 15 Mar 2025