First comparative study of women judges in the Asia-Pacific based on empirical socio-legal research.

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The feminisation of the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific Melissa Crouch and Natasha Naidu; 2. To join the bench and be decision-makers: Women judges in Pacific islands judiciaries Anna Dziedzic; 3. Women, adjudication and judging in Sri Lanka Dinesha Samararatne; 4. Women in the judiciary in Thailand Sarah Bishop; 5. The promise and paradox of women judges in the judiciary in Indonesia Melissa Crouch; 6. Filipino women judges and their role in advancing judicial independence in the Philippines Imelda Deinla; 7. One decade of female judges in the Malaysian Shariah judiciary: Promises to keep and miles to go Kerstin Steiner; 8. Examining women in the Nepalese judiciary through the lens of mobility Subas Dhakal, Justice Gauri Dhakal and Justice Sharada Shrestha; 9. Feminising the Indian judiciary: The gender gap and the possibilities of objectivity Simashree Bora; 10. Concluding remarks Ulrike Schultz.