Routledge Gender, Judging and the Courts in Africa - Studies

Women judges are taking on more prominent roles within many African judiciaries, yet comparative research on this shift remains limited. This book from the Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa series addresses this gap by providing a broad-ranging assessment of gender and the legal system. Using extensive cross-national data along with theoretical and empirical analysis, the text investigates how women navigate domestic African judiciaries. It examines the experiences of women both as legal actors and as litigants. The research explores the ways women negotiate multiple hierarchies to gain access to the judiciary and how gender influences legal processes. This work is a timely resource for those studying the intersection of gender, law, and social structures in Africa.