The leaky pipeline in judiciary shows women declining from 36.3% in lower courts to 13.4% in High Courts and only one in the Supreme Court, due to collegium bias, poor infrastructure, and domestic burdens, demanding substantive equality, reservations, audits, and institutional reform.
Click to View MoreIndia needs gender-inclusive courts to promote equality, create an inclusive environment, and ensure fair, empathetic, and balanced judicial decisions. This is vital to address the under-representation of women in the higher judiciary and dismantle existing systemic barriers.
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