Meet Justice Ayesha Malik, Pakistan's first female Supreme Court judge
Malik was sworn in on Monday, shattering a glass ceiling in a country where only about 17% of judges are women.
Justice Ayesha Malik made history on Monday when she was sworn in as the first female judge on Pakistan's Supreme Court, where she will serve alongside 16 men.
Her accomplishment — which followed a particularly contentious nomination process — is being celebrated by government officials and human rights activists as a defining moment for the country and its male-dominated judiciary.
"As the first woman judge appointed to the apex court in the country's, adding that these disparities are structural and require more investment in women in the legal profession.
