Publication details
The Family Friendliness That Wasn’t: Access, but Not Progress, for Women in the Czech Judiciary
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Law & Social Inquiry |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/lsi.2021.62 |
| Keywords | Czechia; female judges; gender; gendered division of labor; vertical gender segregation; defeminization |
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| Description | Despite the fact that three-fifths of Czech judges are women, it would be a mistake to consider the Czech judiciary “feminized”: it is characterized by vertical gender segregation and a slow “defeminization” in positions of power and influence. The key to understanding both women’s presence overall and absence at the top is the gendered division of labor, especially in the home. The same reason why many women enter the judiciary—better reconciliation of private and professional lives than in other legal professions—is the reason why women do not progress—their “second shift” at home prevents them from ascending the career ladder. |
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