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Female Lawyer in Cape Town
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As a mark of South Africa's progress, we now have female attorneys outnumbering males in the coloured and indian groups. Older attorneys are still male dominated, this will take another generation to work its way through the system. Click here to see more details in the annual report of the Law Society of South Africa.
Age Group
Black Male
Black Female
Coloured Male
Coloured Female
Indian Male
Indian Female
White Male
White Female
Other Male
Other Female
< 21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
21 - 24
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25 - 34
1955
2460
202
403
286
641
1172
1821
39
56
35 - 44
2369
1755
211
339
322
602
1704
2314
97
129
45 - 54
1956
715
222
200
265
434
1756
1654
85
58
55 - 64
833
194
161
50
244
169
2091
929
45
17
65 - 74
237
42
45
14
140
53
1406
258
18
2
> 75
47
4
7
0
41
7
607
30
9
1
Total
7399
5172
848
1006
1298
1907
8736
7006
294
263
Frequently asked questions
Who was the first female lawyer in South Africa?
In 1923 Irene Geffen was admitted to the then Transvaal bar, becoming South Africa's first female attorney.
