At the highest echelons of the justice sector, where power, precedent, and policy converge, women, especially African women, remain starkly underrepresented. This is not simply a gender gap – it is a concentration of global justice power in the hands of men from wealthy countries. It requires affirming that justice institutions must be as fair within their walls as they are in their pronouncements. The data from Global Justice 50/50 is clear: progress has been made, but enduring institutional inequality persists. The question now is whether justice institutions are prepared to go beyond surface-level inclusion and enact the deeper structural reforms required for genuine legitimacy.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 24, 2026 07:02 UTC