Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2018
Abstract
Over 200 Canadian decisions have now been read and analyzed for the Self-Represented Litigants Case Law Database (CLD) by a research team at the National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP).
As more cases have been added to the CLD, some initial observations have emerged. One of these relates to the use of language suggesting gender stereotypes in decisions that involve a female SRL.
While the sample size does not allow for a statistically significant analysis, this report describes a number of case study examples of this phenomenon within the CLD.