Sexism is endemic in the legal profession and has been since its inception. This manifests in many ways. Patriarchal ideals and structural biases reinforce a culture in which the allegations against former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon surfaced.

We discussed this and more with Kathleen Foley (barrister, writer and past Associate to Justice Hayne), Molina Asthana (Vice President of the National Executive of Asian Australian Lawyers Association) and Josh Bornstein (National Head of Maurice Blackburn’s Employment and Industrial Law Department).

*Please note- due to technical difficulties the beginning of the recording was missed; apologies for the reduced audio quality.