Women in law describes the role played by women in the legal profession and related occupations, which includes lawyers (also called barristers, advocates...

A century ago,[when?] there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignments...

Law enforcement in India is imperative to keep justice and order in the nation. Indian law is enforced by a number of agencies. Unlike many federal nations...

status of women in India has been subject to many changes over the time of recorded India's history. Their position in society deteriorated early in India's...

Women in law in Japan work in the legal profession as lawyers. Women lawyers work in private practice, in-house, in government, and in the citizenship...

Islamic law, known as Shariah. The AIMPLB has been involved in various significant cases and debates, including those related to the Muslim Women (Protection...

of Women in Sweden has changed several times throughout the history of Sweden. These changes have been affected by the culture, religion and laws of Sweden...

women in law and in practice states that: "Adultery as a criminal offence violates women’s human rights". In Muslim countries that follow Sharia law for...

give women more power in the areas of family, inheritance, revenue, civil, and criminal laws. These measures are an attempt to safeguard women's rights...

legal scholars, law professors and law school deans. In Canada, while 37.1% of lawyers are women, "50% ...said they felt their [law] firms were doing...

Women In Criminal Law (WICL) is an organisation founded in 2018 to promote and support women in the legal profession, both defence and prosecution. It...

Women in policing in the United Kingdom began as early as December 1915 amidst the First World War. As with other countries, police forces in the UK were...

Mary Law School, formally the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, is the law school of the College of William & Mary, a public research university in Williamsburg...

the youth think women in Kazakhstan have enough rights. The World Bank's Women, Business and the Law report for 2023 shows that women in Kazakhstan enjoy...

Women in Law and Litigation (WILL) was formed by women lawyers, judges and legal professionals to deal with gender discrimination faced by women in the...

discrimination against women. Some progressive reforms were implemented in 2005 amendments to the law, but women are still unequal under Algerian law. Algeria is...

The US Center for Women in Law, set up and funded by women, says it is "devoted to the success of the entire spectrum of women in law ... serves as a national...

list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Africa. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also...

Women and the Law is a 1984 book by Susan Atkins and Brenda Hale (then known as Brenda Hoggett). The authors described the book as the first published...

identities they negotiate in the work place. Women who work in law enforcement have struggled for years to gain acceptance in their workplace. Some of...

status occupations. Entry of women into the higher professions, like law and medicine, was delayed in most countries due to women being denied entry to universities...

of women in Egypt expanded in the 20th century. However, legal inequality persists, with current laws differentiating significantly between women and...

were few women in law in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, women were not permitted to practice law in the United...

influence for women. Among them are ijmā', qiyās, ijtihad, and others, depending on the sect and the corresponding schools of Islamic law. Included in secondary...

All the Muslims in India are governed by the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. This law deals with marriage, succession, inheritance...

Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role in Pakistani...

International Law has a Women in International Law Interest Group (WILIG) "created to promote and enhance the careers of women in the field of international law. Every...

there is impunity in regard to domestic violence. Women are often, in law or in practice, unable to access legal institutions. UN Women has said that: "Too...

give women rights such as being allowed to drive, hold public office, and attend university but not wearing a veil in public can be punished by law; and...

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