Claim: On existing trends, it will take 50 years for 50% of Queen's Counsel to be female.
Fact-check: Barristers and diversity - Full Fact
Verdict: this is based on the change over the last year, but that doesn't tell us much about what exactly will happen over 50. that said, the essence of the point is correct: gender parity is a long way off.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2017-01-30T00:00:00