Houston’s Commitment to Gender Equity in Law Firms
The Houston Bar Association’s Gender Fairness Committee wants law firms and in-house legal departments to do more to improve gender equality. More than 60 law firms have signed on to a commitment to increase the number of women partners and firm leaders by next...A change at the top?
A record number of women have been appointed law dean this semester. The number of women occupying the dean suites has been on the rise for years, but this year’s new batch of leaders is particularly diverse in both gender and race.Which Six Countries Have Equal Rights for Women? Hint: The US is Not One of Them
In the last decade, we’ve moved the needle from zero to six countries that afford women full equality under the law, according to a World Bank report entitled: Women Business and the Law 2019.
SF Superior Court Accepting Nominations for Bench Bar ADR Committee
The San Francisco Superior Court is seeking a diverse group of candidates to consider for appointment to its Bench/Bar ADR Committee, which coordinates and oversees the Court’s Judicial Arbitration Program.
“You Don’t Look Like A Judge…”
All around the nation, women judges and lawyers are still assumed to be assistants, paralegals, court reporters, and in the case of women of color, criminal defendants. Are these gender-neutral mistakes or does implicit bias play a role?