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Gender Gap
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Ohio Employer Law Blog
ABA President fixes the victim-blaming problem the ABA Journal created for working moms
Yesterday, I was highly critical of the ABA Journal for publishing a column that victim-blamed working moms for their lack of advancement in the legal profession. Then, ABA President Patricia…
2Civility Blog
Women Attorneys More Likely to Report Stress and a Desire to Change Careers
It’s no secret lawyers suffer from depression, anxiety, substance use, and other serious issues at higher rates than the general population. But a recent survey takes a closer look at…
Litigation Finance Journal
The Problem with Origination Credit—and How In-House Clients Can Address it
By John Freund
The gender gap in the legal industry is easy to recognize, thanks to Burford’s 2020 Equity Project study. But recognizing the problem is only half the battle. Origination credit continues…
Law Trends
USPTO Addresses Gender Inequality in the Patent Bar
By Julie Reed
The USPTO has recently received criticism about the lack of gender equality in the patent bar, which is composed of people who have passed the USPTO registration exam. To take…
Health Law Prof Blog
Gender Differences in Access to Health Care Among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers (Rutgers University), Joseph E. Zveglich (Harvard University), Gender Differences in Access to Health Care Among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia, Asian Development Bank Economics…
Litigation Finance Journal
How Men Can Best Challenge Gender Inequities
By John Freund
Aviva Will is the founder of The Equity Project, as well as the Co-CEO of Burford Capital. In honor of International Women’s Day, she led a panel on how men…
Family Law Prof Blog
Jobs Report Shows Significant Gender Gap: Analysis
By Family Law
From The Hill:Women lost 156,000 jobs in the month of December while men gained 16,000 jobs, underscoring how the pandemic-fueled rise in unemployment is disproportionately hitting women. An analysis from the National…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Women Lost 111% of Jobs in December
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their December data last Friday. In the United States, 140,000 net jobs were lost last month. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a non-profit…
Family Law Prof Blog
Pandemic Impacts Moms Differently
By Family Law
From USA Today:The COVID-19 recession has affected groups in different ways. Black moms have been more likely than Latina moms and white moms to quit their jobs. Higher rates of…
Elder Law Prof Blog
COVID and FInancial Harm
By rmorgan
There's absolutely nothing good at all about COVID. I could list a number of ways it has harmed us, beyond health implications, but I just want to share one article…