When Did the Doors to Dispute Resolution Open for Women?
Article from: TDM 4 (2015), in Dealing with Diversity in International Arbitration
Abstract
In a world where women outnumber men and where women are active in almost all business and legal fields, women remain under-represented in key positions. Women and men alike are trained and talented, and work as hard. Is the under-representation a question of discrimination or unconscious bias, or a question of sharing power? This article is intended to give an overview of the involvement of women in international dispute resolution, how it has evolved in the last thirty years, and to explore options for improvements of the representation of women. Although progress is extremely slow, ...