Blog #33

Based on the readings and the materials provided, women attorneys have made large advancements in the legal field. Females make up half of law school graduates and are closing the gender gap in the male dominated field. Women have more freedom to express themselves through their style and femininity and are gradually becoming more and more equal. Women have gone through many steps to gain leadership in professional careers, such as completing a college education. Women still face a wide variety of challenges in the legal profession. They are criticized more by their colleagues because of gender stereotypes and biases. Women have a difficult time balancing work and family life. Another obstacle for women attorneys is having the same access to promotional opportunities as men. Men are still much more likely to become partners over women due to various reasons discussed in a previous blog. Minority women lawyers are the least commonly seen in the career field because of the discrimination and neglect that they feel in their firms. Diversity needs to be implemented into more firms because it will offer more profitability and creativity for the firm as a whole. Women have so much to bring to the table that goes overlooked, and it is our job to make sure that we strive to more equal work environments. Just because we think that work life is now equal between men and women, does not mean that it actually is, and the discrepancies should not be ignored. The “old boys network” that still exists needs to be exposed and done away with so that diversity can grow. While women have made astonishing progress in the legal career, there are still many challenges that need to be overcome.