Women in the Law – Page 7
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OpinionDetermined sense of 'why not?' pervades pages of First
Book celebrates first 100 years of women in law.
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Feature
How Bertha Cave fought law’s male exclusivity
Servant’s daughter who applied to join Gray’s Inn in 1903 was an early pioneer of women’s entry into the legal profession.
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News
Judiciary will have gender equality, Hale tells bar - by 2033
Lady Hale tells the bar conference that the higher courts still have a long way to go.
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Opinion
Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: troublesome opponents.
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Opinion
'Women did not become barristers'
Former lord justice of appeal Baroness Butler-Sloss on a career that defied the odds.
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News
‘Shaking with shock’ – calls for investigation follow Gazette disclosure of secret CPS rape targets
Reactions from lawyers, political leaders and campaigners.
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Feature
Gazette Investigation: CPS conviction rate 'benchmark' never made public
Introduction of CPS target coincided with period of drastic decline in numbers of cases charged.
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Feature
100 years of women in law: a timeline of sexism and equality
A look at the key dates of legislative change that has influenced modern equality for women at work.
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Opinion
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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News
Hallett urges 'zero tolerance' on sexual harassment
Senior judge says organsations should provide a mentor who employees can turn to.
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Opinion
Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: managing emails.
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News
City partner publicly berates top legal directory over lack of women
Chambers Partners tells Mayer Brown lawyer it is working towards greater inclusion.
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Opinion
One doesn’t have to iron the pillowcases
Women having it all does not mean women doing it all.
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Feature
Gallery: Law Gazette Women in Law reception
Last night the Law Gazette hosted a reception to mark 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, and the launch of the Gazette’s Women in the Law page.
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Opinion
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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News
Barristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases
Practitioners feel they cannot discuss issues because they fear an official report will be made, the Association of Women Barristers says.
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Opinion
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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News
A&O reports widening gender pay gap
The gender pay gap for UK partners and employees at the magic circle firm increased slightly over the past year.
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Profile
Make me a match
Why send legal work to outsourcing centres in India, when top lawyers here sit idle? Dana Denis-Smith talks to Eduardo Reyes about women in the law and her thriving 1,700-lawyer legal support business
