The Gender Gap
In 2014, the BCWB Officers and Board of Directors, led by then-President Tiffanie Clausewitz, studied how best to use BCWB’s resources to specifically target one recurring theme: talented women attorneys were leaving the legal profession at alarming rates, and many of those who stayed were not on the same playing field as their male counterparts. LEAD was developed to complement the work of BCWB and further strengthen its membership, with an eye toward closing the gender gap plaguing the legal profession.
From NAWL:
National Association of Women Lawyers
Empowering Women in the Legal Profession Since 1899
WOMEN LAWYERS CONTINUE TO LAG BEHIND MALE COLLEAGUES
Excerpts from Report of the Ninth Annual NAWL National Survey
On Retention And Promotion Of Women In Law Firms
By: Lauren Stiller Rikleen
The Equity Partner Gap
“Women still only comprise approximately 18% of the equity partnership, only 2% higher than in 2006.”
