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Judges – image problem for women

Thursday 8 January 2009 at 7:34 am | In News | Post Comment

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales says potential women candidates are put off becoming judges because the profession was seen as old-fashioned and pompous.

High Court judges are attracted by the prestige and challenge of the job and an acknowledgement of their quality as a lawyer.

Research has found that many barristers were put off by the workload, a fall in salary – as much as five fold – and working far from home for long periods.

News report here