WLAC board member, Bentrish Satarzadeh, put on the 4th annual Elect To Run event on June 9, 2017, in San Francisco. This award-winning program was developed by California Women Lawyers to educate and encourage women to run for public office, meet other women who have run for office, as well as those who support or train women to run, and to get the information you need to decide whether you want to run. Ms. Satarzadeh moderated a panel with the Mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, the City Attorney of Oakland, Barbara Barker, San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen, and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski.
The event was a huge success where women were able to better understand the requirements, pathways and benefits of taking on a leadership role in public service. The event is repeated every year –with odd years in Northern California. Please join WLAC today to get email updates about beneficial programs like these!
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Women’s Equality Day
Today is Women's Equality Day. First designated by Congress in 1971, to commemorate the certification by the Secretary of State of the 19th Amendment, the day is a symbol of the continued fight for equal rights. Here's some food for thought from New York. Recently a...
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by Mary S. CainSimon and Bentrish Satarzadeh WLAC once again enjoyed hosting members, both old friends and new, at the Annual Member Reception. Judges Yolanda Northridge and Robert McGuiness graciously welcomed our organization at their lovely poolside garden and...
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Justice, Interrupted
This quote is so central to the identity of the Supreme Court of the United States that it is inscribed on the building. If it's true, what does it mean when women are disproportionately interrupted?...
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Women Lawyers of Alameda County shared California Women Lawyers's post.
Thoughtful exhibit at KU shows the truth - No person deserves to be sexually assaulted. “We wanted students, or anyone, to walk into the show and to see themselves reflected in the outfits,” said Jen Brockman, Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center director. “... and put the blame where it belongs, which is on the person who’s caused the harm.”
Women Lawyers of Alameda County shared Ms. JD's post.
Being a female attorney is difficult in and of itself, but being a young female attorney poses it's own difficulties
Women Lawyers of Alameda County shared Nobel Prize's Women who changed the world.
Women who changed the world. Literary mastery, pioneering science, life-saving discoveries and actions for peace and human rights – achievements of women around the world awarded the Nobel Prize. Learn more about the impactful work of these Laureates at Nobelprize.org. Photos: Ulla Montan, Alexander Mahmoud, Nobelprize.org. Music: Epidemic Sound. #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth
Women Lawyers of Alameda County shared California Women Lawyers's post.
Terrific article by Lynne Hermle of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe: "[W]omen make up only 36 percent of all U.S. lawyers and about 20 percent of private practice law firm partners or that lead roles in high-stakes trials typically go to men. According to a study of randomly selected federal cases released by the American Bar Association a couple of years ago, men led 76 percent of civil trial teams. Of the criminal cases in that study that went to trial, 79 percent of the lead counsel were men. This must change."
Women Lawyers of Alameda County shared a link.
Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims
bbc.co.uk
A presidential spokeswoman congratulated women on gaining "the freedom to choose one's spouse".
Affiliations
WLAC is a affiliate of California Women Lawyers (CWL), a statewide bar association. CWL brings together leaders from around the state to advocate for issues important to women lawyers. By working together, WLAC and CWL support and strengthen each other.
As a WLAC member, you are entitled to a discounted membership rate. We encourage you to become a concurrent member of CWL and help maintain our voting seat on the Board of Governors.
WLAC is a proud member of the Minority Bar Coalition.
