Her Ladyship Chief Justice
The Rise of Female Leaders in the Judiciary in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3750442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dawuni, Dawuni Dawuni (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Kang (0000-0002-8264-5093), Alice J Kang (0000-0001-5443-8356, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Kang Kang (0000-0002-7992-282X) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 45 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9887 • E-ISSN: 1527-1978 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africatoday.62.2.45 |
| OpenAlex | W3143383706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 26 |
In recent years, women have been selected as leaders of African judiciaries.This article identifies where and when women have become chief justices and presidents of constitutional courts from 1990 to 2014.We profile women from three civil-law and three common-law countries and find that the women selected meet or exceed the requirements for holding the highest position in the judiciary.We then explore why some African countries, but not others, have had female judicial leaders.We initially find that the selection method may be less important than the type of legal system, the commitment of gatekeepers, the end of major armed conflict, and regional diffusion in explaining why some countries have seen women rise to leadership positions in the judiciary
Economic Justice · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law
Gender Equality Policies and African Women
New Trends in Women and Politics in Africa
Women in Judiciaries Across Africa
Women in Judiciaries Across Africa
Gender Equality Policies and African Women
New Trends in Women and Politics in Africa
Women in Judiciaries Across Africa
Introduction
To “Mother” or not to “Mother”
Power in the Post-Civil War Period
Sierra Leone
Gendering Environment and Climate Change in the Economic Community of West African States & the East African Community
Breaking the Judicial Glass Ceiling
Selecting Chief Justices by Peer Vote
Group Selection and Opportunities for Gender Diversity in the Judiciary
Women's Judicial Representation in Haiti
Courts in the Global South
Judicial Reshuffles and Women Justices in Latin America
From Thin to Thick Representation
Constitutional Reform and the Gender Diversification of Peak Courts
Women in African Parliaments
Women and Power in Postconflict Africa
Women in Executive Power
The fleeting benefits of appointments commissions for judicial gender equity
Gender and Race in South African Judicial Appointments
The effect of gender quota laws on the election of women
Rethinking the Merit Principle in Judicial Selection
Gender and Racial Diversification of State Supreme Courts
Existing Diversity and Judicial Selection
Gender and Justice
Difference in Judicial Discourse
Explaining Judicial Diversity
Increasing the Gender Diversity of High Courts
Liberia's Election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Women's Executive Leadership in Africa
Women's Representation on High Courts in Advanced Industrialized Countries
Let there be a Balance
Women's Parliamentary Representation in Africa
Explaining Women's Legislative Representation in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Democratization and Women's Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Women Ministers in Latin American Government
Ethnic Politics and Women's Empowerment in Africa
Women and the 2005 election in Liberia
Gender and the Chief Justice
Her Excellency
| Unique citing works | 20 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |