From Bloomberg Law authored by Suzi Ring: “London’s female trial lawyers have scored a small but symbolic victory: access to the men’s locker room. The new unisex space at Southwark Crown Court, one of London’s most famous courthouses and the stage for prosecutions in Libor, came after female barristers complained about being left out of conversations […]
Category Archives: Breaking barriers
Courtroom Study Finds Women Lawyers Eclipsed in Complex Cases
From Law.com authored by Christine Simmons: “A study of New York courtrooms shows women attorneys account for only 25 percent of lead counsel roles. The study’s findings were released Thursday in a report by the commercial and federal litigation section of the New York State Bar Association. Results were similar in commercial and criminal cases within the private sector, […]
When The Force is Female
From The Huffington Post authored by Elizabeth English: “‘As you know, the Equal Rights Amendment, which proposed banning discrimination based on sex, was passed by Congress in 1972 but was never ratified by the states and therefore has not been made part of the U.S. Constitution.’ This was one of a number of difficult reminders […]
Time Unveiled 12 Stunning Covers Celebrating Game-Changing Women
From The Huffington Post authored by Jenavieve Hatch: “On Thursday afternoon, Time Magazine unveiled its newest project: profiles of 46 powerhouse women in entertainment, politics, business, science and sports who have broken the glass ceiling in some way. “FIRSTS: The Women Who Are Changing The World,” which will be available in book form on September 19 from […]
We Have to Change the Idea That a Woman With Ambition Is Out Only for Herself
From Glamour authored by Reese Witherspoon: “Flashback to November 2015: Reese Witherspoon stood onstage at Glamour’s Women of the Year gala at Carnegie Hall, looked up to the rafters, where hundreds of girls were sitting on the edge of their seat, and declared, “I believe ambition is not a dirty word.” Witherspoon’s powerful rallying cry struck a nerve: […]
‘Alberta’s Louisville’ — Pioneering attorney and civil rights leader to receive Hometown Heroes banner next month
From Insider Louisville authored by Joe Sonka: “The next “Hometown Heroes” banner in downtown Louisville will be unveiled in September, honoring pioneering attorney and civil rights leader Alberta Jones, whose life was tragically cut short at 34 years old in 1965. In 1959, Jones became the first African-American woman to pass the Kentucky bar exam, then […]
Heather Heyer’s Law Firm Starts Foundation in Her Honor
From The American Lawyer authored by Meghan Tribe: “A day after the MTV Video Music Awards honored Heather Heyer, a legal assistant killed earlier this month while protesting against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a high-powered law firm announced that it would be among the first to support her former employer in its effort establishing a nonprofit […]
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: A Judicious Trailblazer
From Above The Law authored by Nicole Black: “While on vacation earlier this summer, I read the book Sisters In Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World (affiliate link). I was so intrigued and inspired by this fascinating biography, penned by Linda Hirshman, that chronicled the […]
It’s time to change the conversation about “token” judicial appointments
From Tribtalk authored by Courtney R. Chavez: “Dear Judge Richard Posner: Recently, you sat for an interview with Professor Luigi Zingales at the University of Chicago — which the Chicago Tribune reported on — that is causing concern for many lawyers. Specifically, on the subject of judicial appointments, you said: [Politicians] do not care about quality beyond a minimum. […]
Pay Up: Female lawyers are working for income fairness—by suing their firms
From ABA Journal authored by Stephanie Francis Ward: “Traci Ribeiro is single and has no children. Practicing law, the Chicago insurance-defense attorney has said, gives her significant joy. “It’s what I do for fun. So the usual defenses firms use for not paying women fairly, they couldn’t use those with me even if they wanted […]
