Gender Inequality in

The Legal System

Presented by Tavish and Luca
 Despite all the work being done to promote equality in the

Gender workplace, on the sporting ground, and at learning institutions,

inequality still exists in our society, particularly in our law and
legal system. Today, we shall be exposing this dark underbelly

Inequality of our so called “Justice” system and provide examples on how

to fix this issue.

in the Law
The Issue with
Gender In Law
– Women make up more than 50% of our lawyers,
barristers and Judges in our legal system, and comprise
more than 60% of law students and graduates. Similarly,
62% of senior associates are also female. According to
statistics provided by the United States Department of
Justice, men comprise 80.4% of the people arrested for
violent crimes, with more than 62% of those people
arrested for property crimes, though these statistics may
be blurred or warped. From the Sentencing Advisory
Council, “women are less likely to receive a sentence of
imprisonment [than men]”
 –A large percentage of Issues with the justice system
Issues with the connected to reports and complaints is often
related/comes back to sexual violence and sexual assault.
justice system This issue is mainly about the problem with
trusting/taking reports seriously.

related to reports –Issues with the justice system that are about reports also

and complaints. can reference that crimes are 46% more likely not to be
pursued or taken into account if they are reported by
women.
Actions we can take

For young people For businesses and corporations For the Government

Actions you could take
include:
 Protesting these
inequalities presented
 Encourage friends and
family to talk about these
inequalities
 Sending letters or emails
to your local MP
discussing these issues
Actions businesses could take:
 Promoting equality with posters,
seminars, and the such
 Helping to support those that
have been affected negatively by
gender inequality
An action the Government could
take:
 Helping those negatively
affected and perhaps
changing laws to reduce
gender inequality