Women Judges

A recent report showed that the judiciary is overwhelmingly male, with only 23% being female.

The report, conducted by the Council of Europe, showed that only Azerbaijan and Armenia employ fewer female professional judges than in England and Wales.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/sep/20/uk-female-judges-ratio-europe
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-among-worst-in-eu...

Is this a result of the judging role in England being ill-suited to part-time and flexible working arrangements? Or is it more attributable to the ranks of lawyers from which judges are selected? These are also male-dominated, but not to quite the same extent as the judiciary.

Or is it the selection process – there are six women currently sitting as Commissioners for the Judicial Appointments Commission (out of a total of 15), but the recent consultation on diversity highlighted some of the difficulties the JAC faces in terms of diversity.

http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/consultations/judicial-appointments-...

What do people think?