The article attempts to understand the reasons behind the underrepresentation of women in arbitration and presents a critical analysis of the present mechanism.
Authors
Aayushi Singh, Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Saksham Shukla, Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
Despite the quest for parity and ascending number of groups aiming to create equality in designating women arbitrators, an incredibly small percentage of women are being appointed as arbitrators – depicting a strange diversity paradox that (almost) refuses to resolve.
Diversity in arbitration needs to be critically analysed from a feminist lens. There persist several roadblocks – psychological/social and institutional barriers – in the quest for diversity (the infamous ‘pipeline plugs’).
The article attempts to understand these pipeline plugs that underlie the underrepresentation of women in arbitration and presents a critical analysis of the present mechanism.
Published in: Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society
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