Latest items for GP-DATA-6
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"For 2020, the staffing (by gender) of the special courts dealing with crimes of violence against women was as follows: active judges totalling 128 (97 women and 31 men); 106 rotating and mobile judges totalling 106 (86 women and 20 men). This gives a total of 234 female and male judges dealing with cases of gender-based violence" (6). "In 2020, the Supreme Court, the highest body in the Judiciary, had 15 female judges, which represents 47 per cent of the total of 32 posts" (16).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"For 2020, the staffing (by gender) of the special courts dealing with crimes of violence against women was as follows: active judges totalling 128 (97 women and 31 men); 106 rotating and mobile judges totalling 106 (86 women and 20 men). This gives a total of 234 female and male judges dealing with cases of gender-based violence" (6). "In 2020, the Supreme Court, the highest body in the Judiciary, had 15 female judges, which represents 47 per cent of the total of 32 posts" (16).
March 4, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-6, AFE-DATA-1
"Turkey mentions in its report that 46 per cent of judges (para. 98), 45 per cent of the academic staff (para. 96), 39.6 per cent of public officials (para. 92) are women" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-6, AFE-DATA-1
"Turkey mentions in its report that 46 per cent of judges (para. 98), 45 per cent of the academic staff (para. 96), 39.6 per cent of public officials (para. 92) are women" (6).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[W]omen constitute ... 32.7 percent of judges (2017)" (Page 9). "It is concerned that not a single Hong Kong woman has been appointed as a permanent Justice on the Court of Final Appeal" (Page 20).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[W]omen constitute ... 32.7 percent of judges (2017)" (Page 9). "It is concerned that not a single Hong Kong woman has been appointed as a permanent Justice on the Court of Final Appeal" (Page 20).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-2, GP-DATA-6
"According to North Korea’s 2016 state party report submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), women had minimal representation in positions of influence within the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), comprising 10 percent of divisional directors in government bodies, 11.9 percent of judges and lawyers, 4.9 percent of diplomats, and 16.5 percent of officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the time of that report, there were no women in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, the main policymaking mechanism in the country" (par. 4).
Variables: GP-DATA-2, GP-DATA-6
"According to North Korea’s 2016 state party report submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), women had minimal representation in positions of influence within the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), comprising 10 percent of divisional directors in government bodies, 11.9 percent of judges and lawyers, 4.9 percent of diplomats, and 16.5 percent of officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the time of that report, there were no women in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, the main policymaking mechanism in the country" (par. 4).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Of the five judges who comprise the Central Electoral Board, two are women and three are men. The Supreme Court of Justice, the highest judicial body in the country and head of the Judiciary, is composed of 16 judges, 4 of whom are women. Of the 770 judges in the Judiciary, 451 (58.57 per cent) are women and 319 (41.42 per cent) are men. In the administrative service of the Judiciary, of the 6,634 judicial officials, 4,009 are women (60.43 per cent). The Judiciary has a gender equality policy, approved by Decision No. 3041-07, in which the Commission for Gender Equality of the Judiciary was also established. One of the...more
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Of the five judges who comprise the Central Electoral Board, two are women and three are men. The Supreme Court of Justice, the highest judicial body in the country and head of the Judiciary, is composed of 16 judges, 4 of whom are women. Of the 770 judges in the Judiciary, 451 (58.57 per cent) are women and 319 (41.42 per cent) are men. In the administrative service of the Judiciary, of the 6,634 judicial officials, 4,009 are women (60.43 per cent). The Judiciary has a gender equality policy, approved by Decision No. 3041-07, in which the Commission for Gender Equality of the Judiciary was also established. One of the...more
Feb. 15, 2025, 1:20 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The newly retired president of Israel’s Supreme Court, Esther Hayut, was among the country’s most influential officials, recently dealing an important blow to the efforts of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb the powers of the judiciary" (par. 19).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The newly retired president of Israel’s Supreme Court, Esther Hayut, was among the country’s most influential officials, recently dealing an important blow to the efforts of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb the powers of the judiciary" (par. 19).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"At the level of the judiciary, Regulatory Law 100-13 of the Supreme Judicial Council provides that women judges must be represented among the 10 elected members in proportion to their presence within the judicial corps. In 2018, out of 1,046 judges, including royal prosecutors, 168 were women. That was an increase of 16.06 per cent from 2018.. The employment of women in the justice sector is on an upward trend, increasing to 49 per cent in 2017. Some 24 per cent of judges are women. In 2018, the proportion of female graduates was 28.75 per cent ...In May 2018, the justice sector announced a competition for women’s access the judicial...more
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"At the level of the judiciary, Regulatory Law 100-13 of the Supreme Judicial Council provides that women judges must be represented among the 10 elected members in proportion to their presence within the judicial corps. In 2018, out of 1,046 judges, including royal prosecutors, 168 were women. That was an increase of 16.06 per cent from 2018.. The employment of women in the justice sector is on an upward trend, increasing to 49 per cent in 2017. Some 24 per cent of judges are women. In 2018, the proportion of female graduates was 28.75 per cent ...In May 2018, the justice sector announced a competition for women’s access the judicial...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"A total of 100 female public defenders from throughout the country attended the course, including officials from the Bribri indigenous territories" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"A total of 100 female public defenders from throughout the country attended the course, including officials from the Bribri indigenous territories" (6).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"As for human resources, in 2019, the judiciary had 905 judges and magistrates across the nation, including enforcement judges, of whom 472 are women and 433 are men. There were 275 public defenders nationwide, 181 women and 94 men" (8). "The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice is made up of 15 justices, 5 of whom are women" (20).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"As for human resources, in 2019, the judiciary had 905 judges and magistrates across the nation, including enforcement judges, of whom 472 are women and 433 are men. There were 275 public defenders nationwide, 181 women and 94 men" (8). "The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice is made up of 15 justices, 5 of whom are women" (20).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"As of 2022, the Supreme Court has 41 judges, 10 of whom are women (24 per cent). There are 78 female judges (21 per cent) and 296 male judges in the courts of general jurisdiction. Ten women are chairpersons of courts and 17 women are deputy chairpersons. There are 65 trainee judges, 22 of whom are women" (p. 27).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"As of 2022, the Supreme Court has 41 judges, 10 of whom are women (24 per cent). There are 78 female judges (21 per cent) and 296 male judges in the courts of general jurisdiction. Ten women are chairpersons of courts and 17 women are deputy chairpersons. There are 65 trainee judges, 22 of whom are women" (p. 27).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:42 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LBHO-LAW-1, GP-DATA-6, EWCMS-LAW-4, EWCMS-DATA-4
"Women are no longer working in the judiciary or law enforcement, not allowed to deal with crimes of gender-based violence, and only permitted to attend work when called upon by their male supervisors, according to the U.N. report" (12).
Variables: LBHO-LAW-1, GP-DATA-6, EWCMS-LAW-4, EWCMS-DATA-4
"Women are no longer working in the judiciary or law enforcement, not allowed to deal with crimes of gender-based violence, and only permitted to attend work when called upon by their male supervisors, according to the U.N. report" (12).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Over 300 women served as judges under the previous government. In more than 15 provinces across Afghanistan, female judges presided over various court divisions" (para 2). "After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Over 300 women served as judges under the previous government. In more than 15 provinces across Afghanistan, female judges presided over various court divisions" (para 2). "After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Over 300 women served as judges under the previous government. In more than 15 provinces across Afghanistan, female judges presided over various court divisions" (para 2). "After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Over 300 women served as judges under the previous government. In more than 15 provinces across Afghanistan, female judges presided over various court divisions" (para 2). "After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"According to the Chief Justice Reports, female judges dominate lower courts every year. For example, in 2015 there were 12 Magistrates, 10 were females. In 2013, there were three family court judges, all women" (14).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"According to the Chief Justice Reports, female judges dominate lower courts every year. For example, in 2015 there were 12 Magistrates, 10 were females. In 2013, there were three family court judges, all women" (14).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"With regard to the justice system, for the period 2017–2021, on average, women accounted for 56.9 per cent of judges of courts of first instance. 56.5 per cent of justices of the peace; 49.9 per cent of judges of the Supreme Court of Justice; and 61.3 per cent of Appeal Court judges. According to the Public Prosecution Service, women account for 40.2 per cent of prosecutorial, technical and administrative staff. The Public Prosecution Service continues to be headed by a woman. The eighth bench of the Constitutional Court is composed of 10 judges (5 incumbent and 5 alternates). Three of them are women, two incumbent and one alternate (30 per...more
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"With regard to the justice system, for the period 2017–2021, on average, women accounted for 56.9 per cent of judges of courts of first instance. 56.5 per cent of justices of the peace; 49.9 per cent of judges of the Supreme Court of Justice; and 61.3 per cent of Appeal Court judges. According to the Public Prosecution Service, women account for 40.2 per cent of prosecutorial, technical and administrative staff. The Public Prosecution Service continues to be headed by a woman. The eighth bench of the Constitutional Court is composed of 10 judges (5 incumbent and 5 alternates). Three of them are women, two incumbent and one alternate (30 per...more
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: GP-DATA-6
Diagram titled “Constitutional Court- distribution by sex” provided three positions, the number of men and women and their respective percentages. The President position had 0 men and 1 woman which produced 0% men and 100% women. The Constitutional judges position showed a composition of 5 men and 4 women, recording 55% men and 45% women respectively. The position held by Assistants to constitutional judges had 8 men and 2 women which showed 80% men and 20% women respectively. The diagram total was 13 men, 7 women, 65% men and 35% women (8).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
Diagram titled “Constitutional Court- distribution by sex” provided three positions, the number of men and women and their respective percentages. The President position had 0 men and 1 woman which produced 0% men and 100% women. The Constitutional judges position showed a composition of 5 men and 4 women, recording 55% men and 45% women respectively. The position held by Assistants to constitutional judges had 8 men and 2 women which showed 80% men and 20% women respectively. The diagram total was 13 men, 7 women, 65% men and 35% women (8).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[W]omen judges [are assigned] to public prosecutors’ offices and courts in the eastern part of the State party" (5). "[W]omen remain underrepresented in Parliament and in other high-level decision-making positions, there have been no women Governors, nor any women among the nine judges of the Constitutional Court, indigenous women are not represented in the Government and there is only one indigenous woman representative in Parliament" (10).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[W]omen judges [are assigned] to public prosecutors’ offices and courts in the eastern part of the State party" (5). "[W]omen remain underrepresented in Parliament and in other high-level decision-making positions, there have been no women Governors, nor any women among the nine judges of the Constitutional Court, indigenous women are not represented in the Government and there is only one indigenous woman representative in Parliament" (10).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: GP-DATA-2, GP-DATA-6
"[There is] limited representation of women in the State party in the foreign service, the judiciary and international organizations" (9).
Variables: GP-DATA-2, GP-DATA-6
"[There is] limited representation of women in the State party in the foreign service, the judiciary and international organizations" (9).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Higher courts are male dominated. At the level of Magistrates, however, the number of women is slightly higher. Court Presidents and Deputy Court Presidents for customary courts are male dominated and show a similar pattern to Traditional Leadership at Ntlo Ya Dikgosi which has historically been a male preserve" (27). Table 4 on page 27 shows that there are no female chief justices, no females presidents in the court of appea and high court, and 24% female judges in 2014. (27) In Table 5 on page 28, it shows that 56% of judges in magistrate courts are female in 2013. In Table 6 on page 28, it shows that in...more
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Higher courts are male dominated. At the level of Magistrates, however, the number of women is slightly higher. Court Presidents and Deputy Court Presidents for customary courts are male dominated and show a similar pattern to Traditional Leadership at Ntlo Ya Dikgosi which has historically been a male preserve" (27). Table 4 on page 27 shows that there are no female chief justices, no females presidents in the court of appea and high court, and 24% female judges in 2014. (27) In Table 5 on page 28, it shows that 56% of judges in magistrate courts are female in 2013. In Table 6 on page 28, it shows that in...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Women made up 24.1 per cent of Judges in the Supreme Court, 48.6 per cent of Judicial Officers in the Supreme Court, 46.1 per cent of Judicial Officers in the State Courts, and 56.1 per cent of Judicial Officers in the Family Justice Courts, as of 2020" (19). "The proportion of women lawyers continued to be healthy at 43 per cent in 2021" (25). "[T]he Syariah Court being led by a female chief jurist, female jurists and legal professionals form about 66 per cent of the Syariah Court’s full-time bench, and 20 per cent of the Appeal Board" (25).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Women made up 24.1 per cent of Judges in the Supreme Court, 48.6 per cent of Judicial Officers in the Supreme Court, 46.1 per cent of Judicial Officers in the State Courts, and 56.1 per cent of Judicial Officers in the Family Justice Courts, as of 2020" (19). "The proportion of women lawyers continued to be healthy at 43 per cent in 2021" (25). "[T]he Syariah Court being led by a female chief jurist, female jurists and legal professionals form about 66 per cent of the Syariah Court’s full-time bench, and 20 per cent of the Appeal Board" (25).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[There is] limited representation of women in diplomatic posts, international organizations and the judiciary" (8).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[There is] limited representation of women in diplomatic posts, international organizations and the judiciary" (8).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The involvement of women in decision-making bodies has resulted in major progress, including, most notably:...women accounted for 17.29 percent of the judiciary…" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The involvement of women in decision-making bodies has resulted in major progress, including, most notably:...women accounted for 17.29 percent of the judiciary…" (6).
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: GP-DATA-6, ASR-DATA-1
"[T]he number of women in the judiciary and providing systematic capacity-building to judges, prosecutors, police officers and other law enforcement officials [needs to increase]" (4).
Variables: GP-DATA-6, ASR-DATA-1
"[T]he number of women in the judiciary and providing systematic capacity-building to judges, prosecutors, police officers and other law enforcement officials [needs to increase]" (4).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The number of women judges has increased in the country. If only 65 (12,3%) out of 529 judges were women, as of December of 2018, this number has reached 86(almost 15%) out of total number of judges as 578. Among women judges, 60 are judges of courts of first instance, 17 women judges are working at the courts of appeal, while 7 of them are members of the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Court has 2 women judges out of 9" (18).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The number of women judges has increased in the country. If only 65 (12,3%) out of 529 judges were women, as of December of 2018, this number has reached 86(almost 15%) out of total number of judges as 578. Among women judges, 60 are judges of courts of first instance, 17 women judges are working at the courts of appeal, while 7 of them are members of the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Court has 2 women judges out of 9" (18).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The courts have gone from 7 in 2016 to 9 female judges as of 2018, accounting for 4.8% of Judges nation-wide. At present, 40.16% of employees working in the judiciary, and 40.67% of court officers are women. Over 55% of the technical staff in the PGO and 56% of all lawyers nation-wide are women. Furthermore, 66.67% of Attorneys at AGO are also female." (18).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"The courts have gone from 7 in 2016 to 9 female judges as of 2018, accounting for 4.8% of Judges nation-wide. At present, 40.16% of employees working in the judiciary, and 40.67% of court officers are women. Over 55% of the technical staff in the PGO and 56% of all lawyers nation-wide are women. Furthermore, 66.67% of Attorneys at AGO are also female." (18).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"During the period 2011–2014, 50 percent of ministers and 25 percent of Supreme Court judges were women." (15). "The number of women in leadership positions has increased proportionally... in the Supreme Electoral Council, 40 percent of judges are women;...In the judicial branch, 59.7 percent of the judges, court secretaries and conciliators are women, while 31 percent of judges in the Supreme Court and 47 percent of judges in the courts of appeal are women." (15). Table 4 presents the percentages of female particiaption in 6 different areas -- Councilors, the magistrates for the Supreme Electoral Council, magistrates for the Supreme Court of Justice, Deputies, Vice-ministers, and Ministers. The highest female...more
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"During the period 2011–2014, 50 percent of ministers and 25 percent of Supreme Court judges were women." (15). "The number of women in leadership positions has increased proportionally... in the Supreme Electoral Council, 40 percent of judges are women;...In the judicial branch, 59.7 percent of the judges, court secretaries and conciliators are women, while 31 percent of judges in the Supreme Court and 47 percent of judges in the courts of appeal are women." (15). Table 4 presents the percentages of female particiaption in 6 different areas -- Councilors, the magistrates for the Supreme Electoral Council, magistrates for the Supreme Court of Justice, Deputies, Vice-ministers, and Ministers. The highest female...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[I]n the elections for the high authorities of the judiciary and particularly the agricultural and environmental courts held in 2017, out of the 5 members of the plenary of the Agricultural and Environmental Court, for the first time 3 are women. Indeed, in 2019 one of them presided over the Court" (23).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"[I]n the elections for the high authorities of the judiciary and particularly the agricultural and environmental courts held in 2017, out of the 5 members of the plenary of the Agricultural and Environmental Court, for the first time 3 are women. Indeed, in 2019 one of them presided over the Court" (23).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Within the judiciary, at the federal first instance courts, women account for 43.4 per cent of the judges. Similarly, at the federal high court, women account for 21.3 per cent of the judges. At the Federal Supreme Court there are seven women judges (17.5 per cent). While these numbers show that the proportion of women has increased compared to the previous reporting period, the representation of women in the judiciary remain low" (12). "[There is] the low level of women’s representation in the executive and judicial branches and the low number of women in decision-making positions" (13).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"Within the judiciary, at the federal first instance courts, women account for 43.4 per cent of the judges. Similarly, at the federal high court, women account for 21.3 per cent of the judges. At the Federal Supreme Court there are seven women judges (17.5 per cent). While these numbers show that the proportion of women has increased compared to the previous reporting period, the representation of women in the judiciary remain low" (12). "[There is] the low level of women’s representation in the executive and judicial branches and the low number of women in decision-making positions" (13).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"...and 1.76 in the judiciary." (11). "...and 1.76 in the judiciary." (28).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
"...and 1.76 in the judiciary." (11). "...and 1.76 in the judiciary." (28).
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: GP-DATA-6
Table 10 titled 'Women in the Judiciary' looks at the amount of female participation in varying positions which include Registrars / Chief Justice, President of the Court, Judges, and Magistrates with 75% of Resitrars/Chief Justices, 33.3% of President of the Courts, 20.8% of judges, and 49.5% of magistrates are women. (27).
Variables: GP-DATA-6
Table 10 titled 'Women in the Judiciary' looks at the amount of female participation in varying positions which include Registrars / Chief Justice, President of the Court, Judges, and Magistrates with 75% of Resitrars/Chief Justices, 33.3% of President of the Courts, 20.8% of judges, and 49.5% of magistrates are women. (27).