N.Z. lawyer wears skirt and blouse to court to protest male-dominated judiciary

A bald, mustachioed lawyer turned up at court wearing a skirt and blouse and toting a purse to protest a lack of care and sensitivity among New Zealand's male-dominated judiciary.



Rob Moodie, 67, arrived at Wellington's High Court on Monday in a navy blue woman's suit with diamond brooch and lace-topped stockings over his hairy legs.

"I will now, as a lawyer, be wearing women's clothing," Moodie said. He said he wants the court to address him as "Ms. Alice" — and that his wife and three children support his protest.

His attire, he insisted, is to highlight the insensitive "old boys' network" of New Zealand's judiciary.