About us
The aim of the Judicial Diversity Initiative (JDI) is to promote the equal participation of women and men from a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences and identities in the judiciary in England and Wales by 2020.
The JDI serves as a forum for bringing together academics, practitioners, judges and policy-makers to work towards gender parity on the bench. Read about the JDI’s aims and background.
Latest News
Book Launch and Seminar: International Courts and the African Woman Judge: Unveiled Narratives -7 September 2018
An event to launch International Courts and the African Woman Judge: Unveiled Narratives will be held at Queen Mary, University of London on 7 September 2018 from 2 pm – 4 pm. The…
Dame Mary Arden becomes the third woman to be appointed to the UKSC
Former High Court Judge, former Chair of the Law Commission and current Lady Justice of Appeal, Dame Mary Arden, becomes the third woman to be appointed to the final appellate…
*New Publication* ‘Judicial leadership on the UK Supreme Court’
Professors Rosemary Hunter and Erika Rackley have published an empirically informed article titled ‘Judicial leadership on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom’ in Legal Studies. A summary of the interesting findings of…
Research
Our research repository lists publications from this jurisdiction and beyond. Our judicial lectures page highlights recent judicial speeches on the subject of judicial diversity. We also have a list of downloadable resources on the Reports and Statistics page. This information is meant to inform the debate around the issue of judicial diversity and aid further research.
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