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2021: How Gender and Race Affect Justice Now - Report

Full Report (pdf): 2021 Gender Justice Study Report

Introductory Information

Project Information

Part I: Gender, The Legal Community, and Barriers to Accessing the Courts

Chapter 1:	Gender and Financial Barriers to Accessing the Courts
	Recommendations
Chapter 2:	Communication and Language as a Gendered Barrier to Accessing the Courts
	Recommendations
Chapter 3:	Gender and Barriers to Jury Service
	Recommendations
Chapter 4:	The Impact of Gender and Race in the Courtroom and in the Legal Community
	Recommendations

Part II: Gender, Civil Justice, and the Courts

Chapter 5:	Gender and Employment Discrimination and Harassment
	Recommendations
Chapter 6:	Gender Impacts in Civil Proceedings as They Relate to Economic Consequences Including Fee Awards and Wrongful Death
	Recommendations
Chapter 7:	Gender Impact in Family Law Proceedings
	Recommendations

Part III: Gender, Violence, Youth, and Exploitation

Chapter 8:	Consequences of Gender-Based Violence: Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence
	Recommendations
Chapter 9:	Juvenile Justice and Gender and Race Disparities
	Recommendations
Chapter 10:	Commercial Sex and Exploitation
	Recommendations

Part IV: The Gendered Impact of the Increase in Convictions and Incarceration

Chapter 11:	Incarcerated Women in Washington
	Recommendations
Chapter 12:	Availability of Gender Responsive Programming and Use of Trauma Informed Care in Washington State Department of Corrections
	Recommendations
Chapter 13:	Prosecutorial Discretion and Gendered Impacts
	Recommendations
Chapter 14:	Sentencing Changes and Their Direct and Indirect Impact on Women
	Recommendations
Chapter 15:	The Gendered Impact of Legal Financial Obligations
	Recommendations
Chapter 16:	Gendered Consequences of Incarceration and Criminal Convictions, Particularly for Parents, Their Children, and Families
	Recommendations

Appendices

Appendix A: Research Inclusion Criteria

Appendix B: Criteria for Selecting Pilot Projects

Appendix C: Pilot Project Reports

	Washington State Courts Workplace Harassment Survey

	Evaluation of Washington State Domestic Violence - Moral Reconation Therapy (DV-MRT) Programs Process and Outcomes

	Incarceration of Women in Washington State: Multi-Year Analysis of Felony Data

	Evaluation Report: On-Site Childcare Programs in County Courthouses & Their Effect on Access to the Justice System

	Jury Diversity: A Survey of Washington State Trial Courts - Analysis of Court Demographic Data Collection and Juror Accommodations