Perspective
Mar. 24, 2011
Empowering Female Attorneys: How Mentors and Role Models Can Help Close the Gender Gap
Being an effective mentor is not easy, but the effort is vital for the success of female attorneys. By Wendy Behan of Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP.
According to a recent study from the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), females are still significantly underrepresented in law firm leadership roles. While females comprise nearly 35 percent of all attorneys, women account for just 15 percent of equity partners - a level that has not changed in over five years.
NAWL's fifth Annual National Survey on the Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms, which began in 2006, tr...
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