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Stephanie Hayward

Stephanie Hayward

Stephanie Hayward is a criminal barrister and RASSO prosecutor at Deka Chambers. She leads Behind the Gown – an organisation spotlighting gender inequality and abuse of power at the Bar. In 2019, Stephanie wrote, produced, and presented a film to mark the centenary of women in law. Stephanie has recorded interviews and podcasts with notable figures including award winning playwright, Suzie Miller (Prima Facie), Jess Phillips MP and Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon). 

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He Said, She Said: Truth, Trauma and the Struggle for Justice in Family Court

Author: Charlotte Proudman
Reviewer: Stephanie Hayward

07 July 2025
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Restoring faith: Marina Wheeler KC

The ‘non-party political’ employment silk advising Labour talks to Stephanie Hayward about employer failure to tackle workplace sexual harassment and the urgent need to reinvent whistleblowing culture

13 May 2024
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Gendered bullying and social media

In 2022 Behind the Gown asked the Bar Standards Board to acknowledge online misogyny and sexism. One year on, the regulator’s revised Social Media Guidance doesn’t go far enough in confronting this issue, say Stephanie Hayward and Charlotte Proudman

13 November 2023
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