Professional Stress, Discrimination and Coping Strategies : Similarities and Differences between Female and Male Judges in Switzerland
Series
Oñati International Series in Law and Society
ISBN
978-184113640-0
Type
book section
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Schultz, Ulrike
Shaw, Gisela
Abstract
This chapter contributes towards understanding the effect of gender on judging. It examines whether the experiences of women and men judges with their profession support a gender differences or a gender similarities hypothesis. Women and men judges in Switzerland (N = 243) were asked to rank their experiences with professional difficulties, coping strategies, work-life balance, satisfaction and discrimination to determine whether there were differences or similarities due to gender. Significant differences between women and men judges' mean rankings support a gender differences hypothesis, while differences not significant support a gender similarities hypothesis. Findings upheld gender similarities for experiences with professional difficulties, the use of most of the coping strategies, most experiences with work-life balance and satisfaction. Findings upheld gender differences for some coping strategies and experiences of discrimination. Women judges reported using mediation and social support as coping strategies and experienced gender discrimination significantly more than men did. Overall, 27 per cent of findings support a gender differences hypothesis, while 73 per cent support a gender similarities hypothesis.
Language
English
Keywords
Gender
Coping
Work-life-balance
Judges
Switzerland
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Book title
Gender and Judging
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publisher place
Oxford
Start page
233
End page
252
Pages
20
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
224652
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