Women in Australia only won the same rights as men to sit on juries across all states in 1997.
Sources
- How All-Female 'Juries of Matrons' Shaped Legal History (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://insidestory.org.au/friendless-in-the-courtroom/ (insidestory.org.au)
- https://sportslawblogger.com/can-women-serve-on-juries.html (sportslawblogger.com)
- https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/1997-02-17/act-1995-042 (legislation.qld.gov.au)
- https://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/publication/inclusive-juries-report/5-the-slow-road-to-inclusive-juries/ (lawreform.vic.gov.au)
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