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Gender training for the judiciary in Argentina

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AbstractIn this paper I describe the two major Argentine experiences of gender training for the judiciary against the background of two relevant trends, women's entry in considerable numbers into the judiciary and the process of expansion of women's rights initiated after the restoration of democracy. The gap between the passing of progressive legislation and its lack of enforcement speaks of a tradition of women's subordination that is much engrained in our society and in its legal system. In spite of the existence of progressive egalitarian legislation stereotyped thinking prevails to prevent progressive legal practices. This constitutes a strong argument for gender training of the judiciary. I will argue that, although separated in time, and different in scope, the initiatives share common objectives and there is a strong connection between them, clearly identifiable in the processes developed by some of its main characters. The coverage of the Asociacion de Mujeres Juezas de Argentina (AMJA) project w...