Gendering the Legal Complex
Women in Sri Lanka's Legal Profession
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11448654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dinesha Samararatne (0000-0001-8017-8009, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne 185 Pelham Street, Carlton Melbourne VIC 3053 Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 666-693 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-323X • E-ISSN: 1467-6478 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jols.12259 |
| OpenAlex | W3096836523 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Drawing upon feminist standpoint theory and interviews with pioneering women lawyers in Sri Lanka, I argue for a focus on women as a distinct category in ‘legal complex theory’. I consider the following questions in making this claim. What were the internal structures of the legal profession that the older generations of women lawyers encountered as they entered the profession and as they took up positions of leadership? In what ways, if at all, was the ‘culture(s)’ within the profession patriarchal? In what ways, if any, did the entry and advancement of women impact these internal structures of the profession and its culture(s)? And what can we learn from these experiences in predicting the future trajectory of the legal profession? The analytical expansion that I propose reveals gender‐based dynamics within the legal complex, such as gender‐stereotyped perceptions about women lawyers within the profession, the ‘feminization’ of the profession, and ‘gender segmentation’ within its different spheres
Feminization (sociology · Legal profession · Political science · Sociology · Sri lanka · Gender Studies · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |