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Gender and justice : why women in the judiciary really matter /

Contributor(s): Kenney, Sally J.
Series: Perspectives on gender: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013Description: xviii, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415881449 (paperback); 9780415881449; 9780415881432 (hardback); 0415881447 (paperback); 0415881439 (hardback).Subject(s): Women judges -- United States -- United Kingdom -- Europe | Women judges -- United States | Sex discrimination in justice administration -- United States | Justice, Administration of -- United StatesDDC classification: 347.014082
Contents:
Introduction: gender as a social process -- Gender, judging, and difference -- Mobilizing emotions: the case of Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Supreme Court -- Strategic partnerships and women on the federal bench -- Gender on the agenda: lessons from the United Kingdom -- A case for representation: the European Court of Justice -- Backlash against women judges -- Conclusion : drawing on the history of women's exclusion from juries to make the case gender-diverse judiciary.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-297) and index.

Introduction: gender as a social process -- Gender, judging, and difference -- Mobilizing emotions: the case of Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Supreme Court -- Strategic partnerships and women on the federal bench -- Gender on the agenda: lessons from the United Kingdom -- A case for representation: the European Court of Justice -- Backlash against women judges -- Conclusion : drawing on the history of women's exclusion from juries to make the case gender-diverse judiciary.

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