Women and the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific /
Crouch, Melissa,editor.
"In 2018, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising appeared before the Supreme Court of India on behalf of petitioners to challenge a ban against women between the ages of ten and fifty (the ages of menstruation) entering the Sabarimala temple as unconstitutional (Jain 2019). The Sabarimala temple in Kerala is a site of worship for the Hindu deity Lord Ayyappa and attracts millions of pilgrims each year, making it one of the world's largest sites of annual pilgrimage"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The feminisation of the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific / Melissa Crouch and Natasha Naidu -- To Join the Bench and be decision-makers : women judges in Pacific Islands / Anna Dziedzic -- Women, adjudication, and judging in Sri Lanka / Dinesha Samararatne -- Women in the judiciary in Thailand / Sarah Bishop -- The promise and paradox of women judges in the judiciary in Indonesia / Melissa Crouch -- Filipino women judges and their role in advancing judicial independence in the Philippines / Imelda Deinla -- One decade of female judges in the Malaysian Shari Judiciary : promises to keep and miles to go / Kerstin Steiner -- Examining women in the Nepalese Judiciary through the lens of mobility / Subas Dhakal, Justice Gauri Dhakal, and Justice Sharada Shrestha -- Feminising the Indian judiciary : the gender gap and the possibilities of objectivity / Simashree Bora -- Concluding remarks.
"In 2018, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising appeared before the Supreme Court of India on behalf of petitioners to challenge a ban against women between the ages of ten and fifty (the ages of menstruation) entering the Sabarimala temple as unconstitutional (Jain 2019). The Sabarimala temple in Kerala is a site of worship for the Hindu deity Lord Ayyappa and attracts millions of pilgrims each year, making it one of the world's largest sites of annual pilgrimage"--
Women judges
Women judges
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination against women
Women
Women