The Supreme Court (SC) is set to launch at the Manila Hotel on Thursday, March 31, its search for three women judges who excelled in the gender-based challenges they encountered as jurists.
The launch of “HerStory: Gender Award of Distinction for 2022” will start at 2 p.m. at the Manila Hotel’s Centennial Hall.
It is spearheaded by the SC Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary (CGRJ) headed by Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro Javier.
The SC’s public information office (PIO) said that the finalists in the search will be “featured through a write-up which will be circulated to all courts to serve as an inspiration for others who face the same issues.”
It said the award coincides with the celebration this month of March of the “Women’s Month.”
During the launch, “HerStory Inspirational Video” will be shown. It is a study on Gender Diversity and Mobility in the Philippine Judiciary commissioned by The Asia Foundation (TAF).
The PIO said the results of the study show how women judges have fared against male counterparts in terms of appointment to and advancement in the judicial hierarchy.
It said the study also “identified some factors that have had an impact on the (dis)proportion of gender distribution within the different court levels, highlighting the encouraging increase in diversity in trial courts, which, however, is not reflected in the collegiate courts, particularly in the Supreme Court.”
The launch is also supported by TAF and the Australian AID, it added.