The recent appointment of Isabel Perelló as president of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) and the High Court (TS) has marked a milestone in the history of Spanish justice. For the first time, a woman will preside over the highest judicial body in the country. This opens a debate on the still scarce female presence in the judiciary.
The truth is that already in the university classrooms Their faces predominate. For years there has been a female majority in the judicial career. 52.7% of women in front of a 42.8% of men.
The figures are even more drastic in some judicial schools like the one where María Fernández studies, in Barcelona, where they become a 84% of women. However, as it becomes They climb the steps, The doors to promotion are not always open and trends are beginning to change.
A historical fact
“He access is equalbut the rise within the judicial career “it has cost a little more,” explains María Rodríguez, an opponent of the judicial and fiscal career. The female judges in collegiate bodies have gone from a 32,7% of a 42,3% in the last decade.
However, they remain minority and there is still a lot of work ahead. “Without a doubt, the structural discrimination that we suffer and that the judiciary is not alien to that reality that occurs in other areas,” says Cira García, coordinator of the Association of Women Judges of Spain.
Cristina García, an investigating judge, points out that there is still “a path to be built every day. To make this possible, the work of many historically anonymous judges has been necessary.” For many, the appointment of Isabel Perelló has been a landmark. It represents a historic event and gives hope for a more just future.
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