Women in the Law
Women Shun UK Judgeships Because of Fusty Image
Posted Jan 8, 2009, 12:18 pm CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Women solicitors in the United Kingdom are reluctant to apply for High Court judgeships because of concerns about an unattractive lifestyle.
A judge’s job is considered to be “fusty, old-fashioned and underpaid,” Times Online reports. The conclusions were from a study done over concerns that many top lawyers don’t want to be judges.
Women are also concerned about a big workload and travel that keeps judges away from home for as much as six weeks at a time, the story says. They also cited a lack of female role models and fears of a hostile courtroom environment.