Study: Judges with Daughters Favor Women’s Rights

A recent study, reported in the New York Times, claims that Judges tend to vote in favor of perceived women’s rights positions, in civil cases argued to them. The strongest argument, favoring the claim of the researchers, as stated in the researchers’ abstract, is that “judges with daughters consistently vote in a more feminist fashion on gender issues than judges who have only sons.” Further, they claim the trend is strongest in Republican-appointed judges with only one child. See the full study report.