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Research From Stanford Law Professors Offers Ways to Close Gender Gap

Summary: New research from two professors at Stanford Law School has found possible ways to close the gender gap at law…

New Survey Finds Female Lawyers Hurt by Gender Pay Gap

Summary: A new study has found that educated women are hurt significantly by the gender pay gap.  Economists have proven that…

Chief Legal Officers Continue to Experience Gender Pay Gap

Summary: A recent report by the Association of Corporate Counsel demonstrates that women earn less than their male counterparts in…

Fox Business Host Melissa Francis Credits Gender Pay Gap in Women Keeping Jobs

Melissa Francis, a Fox Business host, tried to justify the gender wage gap by saying that women did better compared…

SpaceX Faces Discrimination Lawsuit Over Alleged Gender and Racial Pay Disparities

SpaceX, the private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company led by Elon Musk, is facing a lawsuit alleging discrimination in…

Disney Faces Lawsuit Alleging Systematic Gender Pay Disparity in California

Walt Disney is facing a lawsuit accusing the company of systematically underpaying women in California. The legal action alleges that…

New Report Analyzes Gender, Race, and Financial Backgrounds of Law School Admissions

In a recent report titled "Legal Education Data Deck: Key trends on access, affordability, and value," released by the AccessLex…

Legal Network for Gender Equity Takes on Sex Discrimination

Summary: An advocacy group has been formed by over 70 attorneys from 15 states to build a network that can…

Steptoe & Johnson Slammed with Gender Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit

Summary: Steptoe & Johnson has been sued for allegedly underpaying its female attorneys.  On June 22, a former Steptoe &…

Are Law Firms Striving for Gender Equality? If So, Which Ones?

Summary: A great deal of research and studies have been done to determine gender equality in law firms but what…

Female BigLaw Partners Fighting Gender Pay Inequality with Lawsuits

Summary: Will more law firms be slammed with gender discrimination lawsuits? Some legal experts think yes. Last year, law firms Chadbourne…

Survey Finds 44% Pay Gap Between Male and Female Law Firm Partners

Summary: Major, Lindsay & Africa has just released its 2016 partner compensation survey.  With sexism being a major hot topic…