Fair representation in justice sector : an inter-disciplinary gap analysis study of the recruitments and appointments in the justice sector with a gender lens

"This study is an extensive interdisciplinary exploration of the disparity in terms of gender in the recruitments and appointments in the justice sector in Pakistan in sectors including the Judiciary, the Bar Councils, Law Firms, and Chambers as well as the Prosecution Service. As such the sheer extent and depth of the research required support from several stakeholders, officials, colleagues, partners, and participants. We are grateful for their contribution and input at many different stages of this study. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the support of female lawyers from the Women in Law Initiative who helped us connect to the respondents and collect the surveys and the interviews. In this regard, we are indebted to the support extended by Advocate Sameen Sheikh in Rawalpindi and Zainab Iqbal from Islamabad. In Multan, we were supported by Mr. Hadi Ali for the dissemination of surveys. We also acknowledge the support of Noor Zafar in developing and conducting the surveys."