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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
TopicWomen lawyers

Topic: women lawyers

Indian women start with 50% representation in law school. It dips below 6% at Supreme Court

At every transition, the profession loses women. Not because they lack competence or ambition. But because the institutions they enter were designed by men, for men.

Bias, burnout & lack of infra: SCBA survey lays bare struggle of women lawyers in India

SC Bar Association survey, the first of its kind, revealed 81% women lawyers had harder professional journey than male peers; 71.5% reported some form of professional impact due to marital status.

Work-life balance, gender bias emerge as top hurdles for women lawyers in Delhi-NCR: SCBA

Of the 301 women advocates surveyed across Delhi-NCR, 95.4 percent emphasised the importance of stronger institutional policies in enabling women’s professional growth.

Big courtroom that can fit ’13-judge bench’, waiting area for litigants — SC makeover in works

Panel of judges working on proposal to develop additional building in court premises that will accommodate new spacious courtrooms equipped with latest technology, it is learnt.

Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum calls out ‘misogyny of the bar’ in reaction to 1994 assault case

Former Delhi HC Bar Association president Rajiv Khosla was convicted on 29 Oct for assaulting lawyer Sujata Kohli in 1994. A section of male lawyers resolved to abstain from work Tuesday in protest.

Sexism in Indian judiciary runs so deep it’s unlikely we will get our first woman CJI

A judge in Madras High Court once passed a comment on my short haircut. I protested but other male lawyers made me apologise. This is what women lawyers face.

On Camera

From Demi Moore to Bhumi Pednekar—polka dots are ruling spring-summer 2026

Polka dots are trending now, but every time you wear them, they also feel like a nod to multiple eras of fashion that came before.

US emerges as India’s largest source of LPG amid Gulf disruption, Russia remains top crude supplier

American shipments made up 55% of LPG imports in May, while strong inflows from Russia and Venezuela helped offset disruptions in Middle Eastern crude supplies.

Israel’s defence exports surged 30% y-o-y in 2025; missiles, air defence systems emerge as mainstay

At 36 percent, Europe accounted for the highest percentage of Israeli defence exports, according to report released by Israel’s Ministry of Defence.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.