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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}'''Women in Law and Litigation''' (WILL) was formed by women lawyers, judges and legal professionals to deal with gender discrimination faced by women in the field of law. The litigating public prefers to deal with male lawyers than women lawyers against gender discrimination.<ref name="ie">{{cite news|title=Women lawyers have to work more to prove themselves: SC Judge Desai|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/women-lawyers-have-to-work-more-to-prove-themselves-sc-judge-desai/|accessdate=6 September 2014|agency=Indian Express|date=6 September 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The society was formed on 6 September 2014 under the supervision of [[Supreme Court of India]] and the justice of Supreme Court of India, [[Ranjana Desai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Women have broken barriers of gender discrimination: SC judge|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/women-have-broken-barriers-of-gender-discrimination-sc-judge_1465598.html|accessdate=6 September 2014|agency=Zee News|date=6 September 2014}}</ref>

==Purpose and activities==
WILL was formed to provide professional support, advocacy skills, and a platform for discussion on ways for development of women lawyers. [[Hima Kohli|Justice Hima Kohli]] of the High Court (Delhi) defined WILL as the society would be a "way to give back to the system for senior lawyers and legal practitioners who have "reached high positions".<ref name="ie" />

==References==
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[[Category:Women's organisations based in India]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Legal organisations based in India]]

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