Unlike Australia James Brown knew the reality
This is a man’s world, this is a man’s worldBut it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman
Unfortunately it being Australia and Tasmania this is the reality we live in
Late last week, Tasmania’s Attorney-General Guy Barnett appointed Chris Shanahan SC to take over from retiring Chief Justice Alan Blow AO, who had spent over a decade in the top job.
“The apparent decision to overlook one of Tasmania’s most highly respected and experienced judicial officers for this appointment is deeply concerning and disappointing – particularly in light of the ongoing need to address gender inequity in the highest levels of the legal profession.”
Not only was Justice Wood the first female magistrate, but she was also the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court and to become a senior puisne judge in the history of the Tasmanian judiciary.
