‘Old Boys Club promotes men over women who aren’t part of it’

Sep 12, 2024 | 21:25 IST

Justice Hima Kohli, who retired from the Supreme Court this month, talks about what needs to be done to attract more women to the legal profession

Justice Hima Kohli, the eighth woman to become a Supreme Court judge, has retired this month. She talks to TOI about how the male-dominated legal profession has gradually opened up to women, but women’s attrition rate still remains much higher:

Over 40 years in the legal profession, 18 of these as HC and SC judge, what’s your experience of how the judiciary treats women professionals?

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‘Old Boys Club promotes men over women who aren’t part of it’

Justice Hima Kohli, who retired from the Supreme Court this month, talks about what needs to be done to attract more women to the legal profession

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‘Old Boys Club promotes men over women who aren’t part of it’

Justice Hima Kohli, who retired from the Supreme Court this month, talks about what needs to be done to attract more women to the legal profession

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