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Big Law Must Report Pay Data Broken Down by Race and Gender
A Federal Judge, in response to a suit filed by the National Women's Law Center among others, revived an Obama-era rule that requires larger companies (over 100 employees) to report workers’ pay data broken down by gender and race, This means that Big Law will have...
read moreIF NOT NOW, WHEN? Achieving Equality for Women Attorneys in the Courtroom and in ADR
This is a publication of the NY State Bar Assn that followed a study of women's status in the law. While its conclusion about the continued existence of inequality is not surprising, the study is interesting and contains suggestions for change....
read moreHouston’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...
read moreA 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.
read moreWhich 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.
read moreSF 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.
read more“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?
read moreGovernor Brown Appoints Court of Appeal Justices
Governor Brown has apointed two Berkeley Law Alumnae to the First District Court of Appeal: Alameda County Superior Court Judge Ioana Petrou to Division Three and San Francisco Superior Court Judge Tracie L. Brown to Division Four.
read more2019 Slate of Officers and Directors
The annual membership meeting of the Women Lawyers of Alameda County will be held at 8:15 pm on October 4, 2018, at Scott's Seafood, at the Annual Judges' Dinner. Pursuant to the Bylaws, the following agenda is hereby published 10 days in advance of the meeting: 1....
read more“You Can’t Change What You Can’t See”
Read The Recorder article by Meghan Tribe
UC Hastings Report: New Tools Needed to Address Race, Gender Bias in Legal Profession
A new study from the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College says law firms and in-house legal departments are barely moving the needle when it comes to combating gender and racial discrimination.
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