Family courts show ‘widespread’ gender bias and victim-blaming, report finds

The report by the non-profit organisation Right to Equality will be shared with MPs on Tuesday. Photograph: kieferpix/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A report has found “widespread and concerning evidence” of bias and victim-blaming in the family courts – primarily disadvantaging women.

The report, Scratching the Surface: Victim-Blaming and Bias in Family Court Judgments, by the nonprofit organisation Right to Equality, will be shared with MPs on Tuesday at an event in parliament.