Opinion – Page 6
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Opinion‘Women in leadership are here to stay’
First female Law Society president Carolyn Kirby and current deputy vice president I. Stephanie Boyce reflect on their experience of being women in the law .
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How far has the sector come since the first female lawyer?
On Christmas Eve 1919 Helena Normanton, the first woman to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, joined an Inn of Court.
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Homelessness disproportionately affects women
Implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act gave a glimmer of hope - but little real change.
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Why don’t we strike?
Despite persisting gender inequality in the legal sector, lawyers do not follow the example set by the Ford Dagenham machinists.
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Blog: Mother in law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: feminism.
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Determined sense of 'why not?' pervades pages of First
Book celebrates first 100 years of women in law.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: troublesome opponents.
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'Women did not become barristers'
Former lord justice of appeal Baroness Butler-Sloss on a career that defied the odds.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: what makes a good mum - and a good lawyer .
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: managing emails.
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One doesn’t have to iron the pillowcases
Women having it all does not mean women doing it all.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Lawyers for Nature and Extinction Rebellion UK are inviting the profession to march with them to get climate change to the heart of the legal agenda.
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People who don’t know their knees from their thighs
When it comes to sexual harassment and assault allegations, language matters.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: perfectionism.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: using commas.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: the importance of a lunch break.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: getting old.
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100 years for women, 40 years for me
2019 marks 100 years for women in law; the milestone inspires me to reflect on my own story.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: manners.
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Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: tackling tiredness.
