Family courts show ‘widespread’ gender bias and victim-blaming, report finds
Key takeaways
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA report has found “widespread and concerning evidence” of bias and victim-blaming in the family courts – primarily disadvantaging women.
- The report, Scratching the Surface: Victim-Blaming and Bias in Family Court Judgments, by the nonprofit organisation Right to Equality, will be shared with MPs on Tuesday at an event in parliament.
- Its analysis of 91 published family law judgments in England and Wales found “widespread and concerning evidence of victim-blaming language and attitudes – often directed towards mothers”.
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The report by the non-profit organisation Right to Equality will be shared with MPs on Tuesday. Photograph: kieferpix/Getty Images/i Stockphoto View image in fullscreen. The report by the non-profit organisation Right to Equality will be shared with MPs on Tuesday. Photograph: kieferpix/Getty Images/i Stockphoto Family law Family courts show ‘widespread’ gender bias and victim-blaming, report finds Exclusive: Analysis shows 72.5% of 91 judgments in England and Wales contained judicial victim-blaming, with mothers scrutinised more intensely
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA report has found “widespread and concerning evidence” of bias and victim-blaming in the family courts – primarily disadvantaging women.
The report, Scratching the Surface: Victim-Blaming and Bias in Family Court Judgments, by the nonprofit organisation Right to Equality, will be shared with MPs on Tuesday at an event in parliament.