Women in the Profession

“The mission of the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession is to secure full and equal participation of women in the ABA, the profession and the justice system.”   

The American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession main website has multiple articles for women in or interested in the law profession. The topics covered in their initiatives are:

Zero Tolerance: Explains the aspect of sex-based discrimination in the field

The Grit Project: Explains how Grit and Growth mindset make successful lawyers

Women of Color Research initiative: Explains how we can better understand the retention and advancement rate of women attorneys of color through research

Achieving Long-Term Careers for Women in Law: Explains through life-cycles models from sociology, social psychology, and economics the trend of few female partners and how to change that.

Bias Interrupters: Explains the different gender biases between women attorneys of color and white women attorneys.

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