Talk:Women in law

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I added the statistic, "In the United States, 60% of attorneys are women; however, the percent of female equity partners has remained constant at 15%." I also addressed the increase in women in the law field since the 1970s, while also addressing how the percentage of female equity partners has remained constant. I did this to back up the previously stated claim, "In the US, while women made up 34% of the legal profession in 2014, women are underrepresented in senior positions in all areas of the profession." Bees319 (talk) 14:31, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bees319. Can you please clear up the relative time references in this contribution? See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch#Relative time references. Thank you. Jagrif02 (talk) 13:45, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Women of Color Contribution

In order to fill Wikipedia's need for balance I suggest an addition to the "Women of Color" subheading under the "Representation and Working Conditions" heading. I suggest this addition because right now the article is overlooking the different groups of women in the legal profession and the varying experiences faced by different groups. An addition to the "Women of Color" heading would give the Women in Law article a broader scope. The substance of my contribution will include statistics that encompass the lack of women of color in the legal profession and the decline of women of color in the legal profession. I also will provide information regarding the treatment of women in the law field. I want to incorporate information about how women of color report feeling in their law firms as well as information regarding the harassment they face. In addition, I want to use information regarding white women in the legal profession as a way to see the contrast of the information regarding women of color in the legal profession. Finally, I want to incorporate information on what is being done to attempt to help women of color progress in the legal field. Bees319 (talk) 01:39, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed Passage

Hello, fellow Wikipedia readers. I would like your thoughts on a particular section of this article, which currently states:

    In the US, while women made up 34% of the legal profession in 2014, women are underrepresented in senior positions in all areas of the profession. There has been an increase in women in the law field from the 1970s to 2010, but the increase has been seen in entry level jobs. In the United States, 60% of attorneys are women; however, the percent of female equity partners is 15%.

I am unable to access the source cited for this information, but I think it contains a couple of inaccuracies. First, I think the statement that "women made up 34% of the [U.S.] legal profession in 2014" is untrue. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up 50.8% of the U.S. 2014 workforce in "legal occupations."^[1] I think that the "legal profession" covers various legal occupations (including attorneys, paralegals, and other legal support staff). Therefore, I think the sentence should be changed to reflect the greater statistic.

Second, I think the statement that "[i]n the United States, 60% of attorneys are women" is inaccurate. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that 35.7% of employed lawyers are women.^[2] Also, it seems unlikely to me that women could somehow make up 60% of attorneys, yet they did not make up the (slight) majority of law students until very recently.^[3] I think that this sentence in the article should be changed to say that 35.7% of attorneys in the U.S. are women.

I'm interested to hear what you all think, especially those of you who are able to access the source cited by the author for this passage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.35.250.73 (talk) 04:52, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] ttps://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-databook/archive/women-in-the-labor-force-a-databook-2015.pdf pg. 37

[2] ttps://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-databook/2017/pdf/home.pdf pg. 70

[3] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/business/dealbook/women-majority-of-us-law-students-first-time.html

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