Dame Laura Cox KC on sex equality in the UK, and at the Bar of England of Wales - Part 2

About this episode

Dame Laura Cox KC discusses women's equality in the UK and the legal profession in the second part of a two-part series.

In the second episode of this two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about women's equality in the United Kingdom. Join us for a reflective discussion prompted by Baroness Harman’s 2025 Independent report on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment at the Bar. RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub. Executive produced by Meghan Campbell. Hosted by Justin Winchester. Produced and edited by Sophie Smith. Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

People in this episode

Hosts: Meghan Campbell, Sophie Smith

Guest: Dame Laura Cox KC

Topics covered

• sex equality
• women's rights
• bullying
• harassment
• legal profession

Keywords

• Bar Council
• Independent report
• Baroness Harman

Mentioned in this episode

Places: UK, the United Kingdom

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