This book examines the factors that facilitate the inclusion of
women on high courts, while recognizing that many courts have a
long way to go before reaching gender parity. Why did women start
appearing on high courts when they did? Where have women made the
most significant strides? To address these questions, the authors
built the first cross-national and longitudinal dataset on the
appointment of women and men to high courts. In addition, they
provide five in-depth country case studies us to unpack the
selection of justices to high courts in Canada, Colombia, Ireland,
South Africa, and the United States. The cross-national lens and
combination of quantitative analyses and detailed country studies
examines multiple influences across region and time. Focusing on
three sets of explanations -pipelines to high courts, domestic
institutions, and international influences- analyses reveal that
women are more likely to first appear on their country's high court
when traditional ideas about who can and should be a judge erode.
In some countries, international treaties, regional emulation, and
women's international NGOs play a role in disseminating and linking
global norms of gender equality in decision-making. Importantly,
while informal institutions and reliance on men-dominated networks
can limit access, women are making substantial strides in their
countries' highest courts where the supply grows, and often where
selectors have incentives to select women. Further, sustained
pressure from advocacy organizations-at the local, national, and
global levels-contributes to some gains. Comparative Politics is a
series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science
that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in
scope, books in the series are characterized by a stress on
comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series
is published in association with the European Consortium for
Political Research. For more information visit www.ecprnet.eu The
series is edited by Susan Scarrow, John and Rebecca Moores
Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston, and
Jonathan Slapin, Professor of Political Institutions and European
Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.
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