The absence of women in the judicial system almost always revolves around entry-level measures that are aimed at ensuring that more women enter the profession as lawyers/ judges.
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Data published by the Department of Legal Affairs in 2022 show that approximately 15.31% of all enrolled advocates are women.
None of the High Court Building Committees aside from Delhi, Allahabad and Himachal Pradesh currently has even a single woman judge as a member.
A survey in 2019, by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy highlighted that nearly 100 district courts have no dedicated washrooms for women.