July

Comments by past female FBA Presidents Ellen M. Lazarus, Adrienne A. Berry, Jackie A. Goff, Joyce E. Kitchens, Juanita Sales Lee, Ashley L. Belleau, Fern C. Bomchill.

Martha Hardwick Hofmeister, Carol Wild Scott, and Dawn E. Stern

with stories from Jessica L. Cleary, Wendy Hickock Robinson, Erica Benites Giese, and Stephanie Marchman

Female law professors of color are the canaries in the academic mine whose plight is an early warning of the dangers that threaten legal education and the future of the legal profession.

This essay considers the empirical evidence showing that women receive more lenient treatment from the American criminal justice system than men.

While women have made strides in increasing their numbers entering the legal practice and, to a limited extent, in the tech world, two areas remain the last bastion of men: tech law and the top echelons of law firms.

Presently, a struggle for gender equation is emerging within the world of Islam.

This article addresses tips on how to develop your book of business and “stay visible.”

Gender disparity in law school continues both inside and out of the classroom. These effects spill over as women enter the legal workforce and are exacerbated by similar institutional problems across the profession.

FBA Board Member Beth Smith shares her thoughts about what she has learned along her way as an attorney, business owner, boss, employee, member of multiple bar associations, and as a woman.