From The Huffington Post authored by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman: “A new program in India is helping survivors of child sex trafficking get justice for others like them ― by pursuing careers in the legal system. The School for Justice, launched in April by Dutch anti-trafficking group Free a Girl, provides funding and other support to women […]
Category Archives: Breaking barriers
Texas’ All-Woman Supreme Court
From Texas Almanac authored by Mary G. Ramos: “Three women comprised a special Texas Supreme Court for five months in 1925. It was the first all-woman high court in the United States. These were not merely honorary appointments. Governor Pat Neff appointed the three women attorneys as a special state supreme court to hear the […]
Socializing toward the middle
From Medium authored by Courtney Owyang: “I am constantly aware of how much space I’m taking up, the people around me, and more than anything else, their reactions to me. It can be exhausting. As a result, like many women, I’ve found myself down many an internet rabbit hole, poring over articles that promise […]
Documentary About Women And The Law Reveals How Far We Still Have To Go
From Above the Law authored by Kathryn Rubino : “The signs are everywhere — from the Biglaw lawsuits, the law school lawsuits, to the horror stories too many women are able to tell and every woman who has ever practiced law knows it is true — the legal profession still suffers from gender discrimination. While […]
3 Things Law Firms Must Understand To Increase Gender Diversity
From Above the Law authored by Renwei Chung : “Last week, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) revealed some surprising statistics from its most recent research regarding gender diversity in the workplace. BCG surveyed roughly 17,500 employees and interviewed more than 200 senior executives at companies in various industries across 21 countries, seeking their perspective on 39 […]
The Top Five Reasons We Love Being Female Lawyers
From Law Practice Today authored by Shayda Zaerpoor Le and Iris K. Tilley: “Do a casual Google search on “females in the legal profession” and these issues are ubiquitous in the results. With such discouraging reviews, statistics, and stereotypes (if we assume that the stereotypes tell the whole story, that is) it is hard to imagine why […]
A Dozen Great Reasons: The Challenges and Triumphs of Starting Your Own Firm
From Law Practice Today authored by Fran Griesing and Jessica L. Mazzeo: “If you scan this article to look for a dozen reasons why you should leave your big law safety net and take the leap to start your own firm, you will not see them. In reality, there are far more than just 12 reasons to […]
Men Join Corporate Boards With Less Experience Than Women
From Bloomberg.com authored by Laura Colby: “More than three out of four new male company directors are rookies, appointed without any prior corporate board experience, according to a new study of the world’s biggest publicly traded companies. First-time female board members are less common. When a woman fills a board seat, there’s a 32 percent […]
Networking and Career Development for the Next Women Leaders
From Playbook authored by Katy Tynan: “What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question that women leaders have been answering since they were old enough to play at being doctors, firefighters, astronauts, and more. But as we all grew through childhood, and took on our first real jobs, we learned […]
After 45 years, Title IX still needed
From Philly.com authored by Linda A. Klein: “For decades in America, women who attained a college degree could find work only as a teacher or nurse. A law degree and a career in the legal profession were considered unattainable. But then, 45 years ago last month, Congress passed the Education Amendments Act. The most notable […]
