In Progress

In the latter part of August 1994, two women sought the assistance of the Women's Legal Bureau, Inc. (WLB, Inc.). The women were dismissed by an N G O because they engaged in a lesbian relationship with each other A complaint for illegal dismissal was filed by W L B on behalf of the two.

A woman employee of a local court was demoted for saying 'no' to the sexual advances of the court's presiding judge who sexually harasses women employees and women litigants who happen to be in his sala. The woman filed an administrative case for grave misconduct and abuse of discretion against the judge, but the Supreme Court dismissed the case for "lack of merit". W L B filed a motion for reconsideration but it was also dismissed by the C'ourt. The dismissal led W L B to ask: if no fair hearing can be expected from the highest court of the land, where can a woman seek redress?

In this interview, Attv. Eleanor C. Conda, Executive Director of the Women's Legal Bureau, Inc. shares with us the dynamics and complexities of working with the legal system from a feminist perspective.