Women represent only 14.2% of TJPR judges

The Court of Justice of the State of Paraná (TJPR) swore in, in early February, the first female president in its 133-year history, Judge Lídia Maejima. This is the result of affirmative action measures that have been implemented in the judiciary, but it does not mean that equity has been achieved, since women represent only 14.2% of the active judges in the TJPR, a rate below the national average of 20%. The survey is included in the book “Equi…