Is Our Justice System Failing Women? With Barrister Charlotte Proudman
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorrenti. Recent high profile legal disputes with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have renewed public debates about gender, power, and credibility in the courts. But beyond the celebrity cases lies a deeper question. How fairly does the justice system treat women?
In this episode, Mytha Lee Rao speaks to barrister Charlotte Proudman. about the gender bias and misogyny she argues remain embedded in our legal system. During on her work in the family courts, Proudman examines how women seeking protection from domestic abuse, forced marriage, child abduction, and female genital mutilation can be failed by processes that were not designed around their experiences. Together they explore the culture of the legal profession, the treatment of survivors in the family courts, and the reforms Proudman believes are needed to secure fairer outcomes. At its center is a question about justice itself.
How can equality before the law become more than an ideal? This conversation contains strong language and discussions of adult themes including misogyny, sexual and domestic abuse. Let's join our host, Mitheli Rao, now with more. You're listening to Intelligence Squared. I'm Micah Lee Rao.
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