Law ending exclusively male royal succession now law – BBC News
“A bill which ends succession to the Crown based on gender has become law.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: women
Isn’t it time to abolish most women’s prisons? – Daily Telegraph
“A parliamentary campaign launched today from Soroptimist and the Prison Reform Trust, suggests women and their families are disproportionately affected by a jail term. Ahead of Vicky Pryce’s expected release next month, Cathy Newman appraises the effectiveness of female imprisonement in the UK and considers the alternatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Glass ceilings and the law: unconscious bias must be acknowledged – The Guardian
“Employers may not realise that they’re favouring ‘people like us’ applicants but a recent tribunal case highlights how the burden is on the employer to explain a difference in treatment.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sharia courts putting women at risk, CPS warns – Daily Telegraph
“Sharia courts are putting women at risk of violence from abusive husbands, the Crown Prosecution Service has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Targeted support for women offenders – Ministry of Justice
“Female offenders should receive more targeted support to break the cycle of crime and abuse many of them face, Justice Minister Helen Grant said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Plight of women in jail tackled with new policy on sentencing – The Independent
“Courts will be encouraged to hand more community sentences to women offenders – backed by curfews, tagging and unpaid work – in an attempt to reduce the female prison population.”
The Independent, 21st March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Equal pay in City law: is there a light at the end of the tunnel? – The Guardian
“We urgently need up to date research on gender and equality pay within the legal sector, say LSB.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court: diversity, equality and flexibility – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“In 2009, when asked by the then Lord Chancellor to look at judicial diversity, Baroness Neuberger said:
‘Judges drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences will bring varying perspectives to bear on critical legal issues. A judiciary which is more visibly reflective of society will enhance public confidence.'”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th March 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Britain’s most senior judge takes aim at gender imbalance – The Guardian
“The stereotypical image of judges as male and white may be so deeply entrenched that there could be an ‘unconscious bias’ against women, the United Kingdom’s most senior judge has suggested.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Number of female lawyers applying to be QC falls – The Guardian
“There has been a significant fall in the number of female lawyers applying to acquire the elite status of Queen’s Counsel (QC).”
The Guardian, 27th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Equality in the Judiciary – Speech by Lady Hale
Equality in the Judiciary (PDF)
Speech by Lady Hale
Kuttan Menon Memorial Lecture, 21st February 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
UK’s most senior female judge calls for more diversity at the top – The Guardian
“Positive discrimination may be needed to redress the gender imbalance among senior judges, the only woman in Britain’s highest court has proposed.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court denies government pressure to select a woman – The Guardian
“The UK supreme court has denied rumours that it has come under pressure from the government to select a woman for appointment to one of three current vacancies.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Women’s centres give vital help to ex-convicts. So why cut them? – The Guardian
“Most women prisoners have committed non-violent crimes. On being released, many want to start new lives but get little or no support. In 2008, that was all supposed to change. Yet today there is anger and frustration at lack of action, and the destructive potential of cutbacks.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hundreds of women still wrongly imprisoned – The Guardian
“Hundreds of British women continue to be wrongly imprisoned, according to a study that condemns the government for not complying with international standards set by the United Nations on treatment of female inmates.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge to rule on whether police spy case should be held in open – The Guardian
“A high court judge is due to announce on Thursday morning whether police chiefs have won a controversial case involving undercover spies they infiltrated into political campaigns.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The price of equality? Gender and the assessment of risk – Cloisters
“The financial sector will no longer be allowed to use gender as a determining factor in the assessment of risk and therefore the price of premiums and benefits from Friday 21 December 2012.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, 19th December 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
Women could pay £500 more for car insurance as EU ruling comes into force – The Guardian
“Women who take out car or life insurance could find themselves paying as much as £500 more when an EU ruling on gender comes into force on Friday.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Women and the criminal justice system: what do the latest statistics show? – The Guardian
“Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today look at women and the Criminal Justice System.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
30 years ago: El Vino’s treatment of women drinkers ruled unlawful – The Guardian
“Today in 1982, El Vino, a traditional Fleet Street bar, lifted its ban on two women who successfully challenged its policy of not allowing women to stand with male colleagues at the bar.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
