--- title: Women rule, literally! description: The scales are tipping, this time in our favour! image: https://elladex.com/hubfs/53e121018097ba085b62ff3a1b7f5a58.webp --- [![TRW\_Square\_Logo](https://elladex.com/hubfs/TRW_Square_Logo.svg "TRW_Square_Logo")](https://elladex.com/) - Search - [Login](https://hub.remarkablewoman.com.au/) - [About](https://elladex.com/about) - [The Remarkable Woman](https://elladex.com/about) - [Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/about-shivani-gopal) - [Equality 2050](https://elladex.com/equality-2050) - Membership - [Inner Circle](https://elladex.com/inner-circle) - [Signature Membership](https://elladex.com/signature-membership) - [Executive Circle](https://elladex.com/executive-circle) - [Compare all](https://elladex.com/membership) - Mentoring - [About Mentoring](https://elladex.com/mentoring) - [Become a mentor](https://elladex.com/become-a-mentor) - [Events](https://elladex.com/events) - [News and Views](https://elladex.com/insights) - [Contact](https://elladex.com/contact) [Login](https://hub.remarkablewoman.com.au/) [![Join the movement](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4687458/db85b1ad-b894-4715-b950-1bb99b746bf2.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4687458/db85b1ad-b894-4715-b950-1bb99b746bf2) [![Circular TRW\_Logo](https://elladex.com/hubfs/Circular%20TRW_Logo.svg "Circular TRW_Logo")](https://elladex.com/) - [About](https://elladex.com/about) - [The Remarkable Woman](https://elladex.com/about) - [Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/about-shivani-gopal) - [Equality 2050](https://elladex.com/equality-2050) - Membership - [Inner Circle](https://elladex.com/inner-circle) - [Signature Membership](https://elladex.com/signature-membership) - [Executive Circle](https://elladex.com/executive-circle) - [Compare all](https://elladex.com/membership) - Mentoring - [About Mentoring](https://elladex.com/mentoring) - [Become a mentor](https://elladex.com/become-a-mentor) - [Events](https://elladex.com/events) - [News and Views](https://elladex.com/insights) - [Contact](https://elladex.com/contact) [Login](https://hub.remarkablewoman.com.au/) [![Join the movement](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4687458/db85b1ad-b894-4715-b950-1bb99b746bf2.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4687458/db85b1ad-b894-4715-b950-1bb99b746bf2) [![TRW\_Square\_Logo](https://elladex.com/hubfs/TRW_Square_Logo.svg "TRW_Square_Logo")](https://elladex.com/) *MENU* - [About](https://elladex.com/about) - [The Remarkable Woman](https://elladex.com/about) - [Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/about-shivani-gopal) - [Equality 2050](https://elladex.com/equality-2050) - Membership - [Inner Circle](https://elladex.com/inner-circle) - [Signature Membership](https://elladex.com/signature-membership) - [Executive Circle](https://elladex.com/executive-circle) - [Compare all](https://elladex.com/membership) - Mentoring - [About Mentoring](https://elladex.com/mentoring) - [Become a mentor](https://elladex.com/become-a-mentor) - [Events](https://elladex.com/events) - [News and Views](https://elladex.com/insights) - [Contact](https://elladex.com/contact) [![Join the movement](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4687458/db85b1ad-b894-4715-b950-1bb99b746bf2.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4687458/db85b1ad-b894-4715-b950-1bb99b746bf2) [Login](https://hub.remarkablewoman.com.au/) Close search  ![](https://elladex.com/hubfs/Close_Icon.svg) ![Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/hubfs/ShivaniGopal_0005_twitter%20.jpg) **[Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/insights/author/shivani-gopal)** October 01, 2024 | [Current Affairs](https://elladex.com/insights/tag/current-affairs) # Women rule, literally! ![](https://elladex.com/hubfs/r0_218_4256_2611_w1200_h678_fmax.jpeg) ### The scales tip, this time in our favour. For the first time in its 121-year history, the majority of [High Court justices](https://www.smh.com.au/national/women-to-dominate-high-court-as-jayne-jagot-elevated-from-federal-court-20220929-p5blwa.html) will be women. Federal Court Justice Jayne Jagot will replace retiring High Court Justice Patrick Keane and will start on October 17. Justice Jagot is the 56th justice of the High Court and the seventh woman appointed to the court. The Prime Minister says this is the first time since federation that a majority of justices on the High Court will be women. ### Your remarkable life starts here. ### Join the Inner Circle today. 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