The first issue with this statement is the assumption that there is a gender bias. In fact, the main difficulty with addressing these sorts of problems is the acknowledgment that there is in fact an issue. While the statistics obviously point towards a vast inequality in the legal profession between genders, there is also an element of ignorance that allows such an inequality to foster. In 2009 in Australia, 66% of law graduates were female, but only 19% of Australian barristers were female.1 Although these numbers are extremely unequal, they can be attributed to a number of factors, including the delay in graduates reaching a level where they are able to sit the bar exam, compared to the number of graduates from 20 years ago who were women. Further, between two-thirds and three quarters of women have reported experiencing some form of bias, whilst only a quarter to a third of men reported observing bias, with far fewer men reporting having experienced bias.2 This is representative of the cultural disparity that exists between genders, and is related to the actual acknowledgement of the issue. Based on these statistics, men are less likely to realize that there is a prejudice that exists in the legal profession, and by extension, are less likely to make an active effort to ensure that this prejudice is eliminated. However, the sheer number of gender-based statistics is evidence enough of a bias existing. It has been found that gender disparities are apparent in the composition of the judiciary, bar, and court personnel, in the outcomes for litigants between genders, in areas such as bail or custody.3 It is true that it is not only women who experience a gender bias, particularly when it comes to custody hearings, but it is overwhelmingly the case. Having said that, there are many characteristics of a person that can contribute to bias, including gender, age, race and sexual orientation. All of these factors can and do lead to a bias t