“…The roots of the gender disparity in the Brazilian judiciary, as shown in several studies, seem to display patterns identified in other countries—especially the lack of political connections required for appointment to high‐profile positions, as well as the imposition of the burden of domestic responsibilities on female professionals (e.g., Bonelli, 2010, 2016; Schultz & Shaw, 2003; Severi, 2016). In this scenario, scholarship on gender and the functioning of courts in Brazil focuses mainly on the obstacles to the selection and promotion of female judges (e.g., Alves, 2017; Bogéa, 2021; Bonelli, 2013, 2015; Bonelli & Oliveira, 2020; Fragale Filho, 2015; Lima et al, 2021; Pereira & de Oliveira, 2018; Sadek et al, 2006; Severi, 2016), and, to a lesser extent, on whether female judges would decide differently from their male peers (Junqueira, 2003; Severi, 2016; Poncek & Grezzana, 2012).…”