Celebrating Women's History Month by Recognizing the Challenges Faced by Women Lawyers
In 2021, women made up almost half of all associates, but numbers fell quickly when it came to partnership. Only 26% of partners are women and only 4% are women of color.
March 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM
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Women in LawThough men and women enter the legal profession in equal numbers, women attorneys are underrepresented in courtrooms and on the partnership level at law firms across country. The national statistics show there is a clear disparity between men and women in the legal profession. According to the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession, women make up more than half of the population, over 59% of the workforce, and over 55% of all law students, yet are outnumbered by men in every aspect of the law past the associate level.
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