#Law and #gender | Interesting #statistics : In #France, 66% of judges are women, despite only about half of the population being female.
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Compare that to the U.S.: with roughly the same overall percentage of women in the population, only 34% of state court judges and 27% of Article III federal judges are women.
How 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 something like this happen?
My guess? The way they're selected.
In state courts, almost all judges are elected (90%).
In federal courts, judges are appointed by the U.S. President.
(This guy ⤵️)
My guess? The way they're selected.
In state courts, almost all judges are elected (90%).
In federal courts, judges are appointed by the U.S. President.
(This guy ⤵️)
The way judges are recruited in France clearly show less gender bias.
What would happen if the U.S. created a National School for the Judiciary like the French ENM (enm.justice.fr ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Na…), and the states followed suit?
Let's just say it would be ⤵️
What would happen if the U.S. created a National School for the Judiciary like the French ENM (enm.justice.fr ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Na…), and the states followed suit?
Let's just say it would be ⤵️
For raw numbers on gender equality in the judiciary:
In France : justice.gouv.fr/art_pix/stat_I…
In U.S. state courts: nawj.org/statistics/201…
In U.S. federal courts: americanprogress.org/issues/courts/…
In France : justice.gouv.fr/art_pix/stat_I…
In U.S. state courts: nawj.org/statistics/201…
In U.S. federal courts: americanprogress.org/issues/courts/…
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