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Law Practice

Jan. 11, 2012

Coverage of legal secretaries slanted by gender inequality

A recent article discussing legal secretaries working for women partners sends a troubling message. By Roni Pomerantz of Shartsis Friese LLP


By Roni Pomerantz


Women may make up 33 percent of all lawyers, but the ABA Journal's handling of an October 2011 article about legal secretaries shows how far equality still is, even in organizations that claim to embrace us.


The article, titled "Not One Legal Secretary Surveyed Preferred Working with Women Partners; Prof Offers Reasons Why," apparently meant to highlight a survey of legal secretaries conducted by Chicago-Ke...

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