Nigeria, May 29 -- The FIDA Country Vice President/National President, Mrs. Eliana Martins, raised the concern in Awka, Anambra State, during a consultative dialogue with women judicial officers supported by Co-Impact, an international non-profit organization.

The dialogue, themed "Probing Women's Career Progression and Leadership Pathways in the Judiciary," seeks to strengthen the inclusion and advancement of women in Nigeria's judiciary through institutional reforms.

Represented by the National Publicity Secretary, Mrs. Chineze Obianyo, Martins lamented the persistent structural gender imbalance within the judiciary despite post-independence gains and the increasing number of women in legal education and professional practice.

She n...