The Motherload
CBC TV Doc Zone (Jan 2014)
Female Lawyers Leaving Firms for Key Corporate In-House Roles
The Globe and Mail – by Jeff Gray & Janet McFarland (Dec 2013)
Taking a Break From Law: Can You Get Back In?
SLAW - By Linda K. Robertson (Sep 2013)
Minority Women Find Blocks on the Path to the Top
ABA Journal - By Rachel M. Zahorsky (Aug 2013)
Male Lawyers Join Women in Seeking Work-Life Balance
Law Times - By Yamri Taddese (May 2013)
Women Lawyers’ Secrets to Success
Law Times – By Helen Burnett-Nichols (May 2013)
... And the Women Lawyers Still Leave
Slaw - By Linda K. Robertson (March 2012)
The Changing Face of Maternity Leave
Slaw – By Linda K. Robertson (March 2012)
Simple Steps to Support Women Lawyers Returning From Maternity Leave
Slaw – By Linda K. Robertson (February 2012)
Finding Balance: Women Say Goal More Attainable
Legal Post – By Drew Hasselback (November 2011)
Are Premature Work-Life Balance Concerns Sabotaging Women Lawyers’ Careers?
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (January 2011)
What if Work/Life Balance Was as Important as Money
Leaving the Law – By Jennifer Alvey (January 2011)
Making Babies (In Your Head)
The Careerist – By Vivia Chen (January 2011)
M.B.A.’s Have Biggest ‘Mommy Penalty,’ Doctors the Smallest
The New York Times – By Steven Greenhouse (December 2010)
Opting In Between: Strategies Used by Professional Women With Children to Balance Work and Family Journal of Career Development – By Elisa J. Grant-Vallone and Ellen A. Ensher (December 2010)
Recession Tips the Balance Against Female Lawyers
Legalweek.com – By Vivia Chen (November 2010)
Moi--The Status Quo?
The Careerist – By Vivia Chen (November 2010)
Women and the Glass Ceiling – The Debate Continues
Women in Law – By Sharon Benning-Prince (November 2010)
Balancing Babies with Career Success
The Globe and Mail – By Reva Seth (November 2010)
Pfizer GC Offers Tips to Women Lawyers: Don’t Worry About Being Perfect, and Have Fun
ABA Journal – By Martha Neil (November 2010)
Pfizer's Amy Schulman on What Women Need to Succeed in their Careers
Knowledge@Wharton (November 2010)
How to Have It All
Corporate Counsel – By Sherry Karabin (October 2010)
For Women in Public Sector, Supportive Attitudes Help Achieve Work-Life Balance
The Globe and Mail – By Janet Mcfarland (October 2010)
Family Ties - The Private and Public Lives of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
ABA Journal – By Stephanie Francis Ward (October 2010)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Wife, Mother & Gender Equity Advocate
ABA Journal – By Stephanie Francis Ward (September 2010)
Family-Friendly Policies May Be ‘Double-Edged Sword’
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (September 2010)
Commentary: Don't Back-Burner Flextime for Equal Pay
Texas Lawyer – By Kathleen J. Wu (September 2010)
Looking Into The Equity Box: Women and Partnership Status
The American Lawyer – By Vivia Chen (September 2010)
Are Flex/Part-Time Options Holding Women Back?
The Careerist – By Vivia Chen (September 2010)
Are the Brits Ahead on the Women Front?
The Careerist – By Vivia Chen (August 2010)
BigLaw Firm’s Secret to Success in Retaining Women Partners: 82 Holidays a Year
ABA Journal – By Martha Neil (August 2010)
Women Pay ‘Steep Price’ for Time Off Work; Supreme Court Nominations Are Example
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (August 2010)
Harvard Law Women Opt Out
The Careerist – By Vivia Chen (June 2010)
Partner Advises Women Law Grads to Value Adversity, Get Real About Balance
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (June 2010)
It’s Time to Give Up Fantasy of Perfect Work-Life Equilibrium, Lawyer Coach Says
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (May 2010)
Getting what you Need to Succeed on the Mommy Track
The Globe and Mail – By Wallace Immen (May 2010)
Is Kagan Being Attacked by the Work/Life Balancers?
The Careerist – By Vivia Chen (May 2010)
The Supreme Court Needs more Mothers
The Washington Post – By Ann Gerhart (May 2010)
One-Third Of Women Fleeing The Workforce
Forbes – By Jenna Goudreay (May 2010)
For Working Moms, Job Takes Back Seat to Baby after Maternity Leave
The Globe and Mail – By Zosia Bielski (March 2010)
Obstacles and Barriers to the Career Development of Woman Solicitors
The Law Society of England and Wales (prepared by Insight Oxford Ltd) (March 2010)
The Mommy Track Turns 21
Slate – By Angie Kim (March 2010)
Women in Law: A Call to Re-Balance
Women in Law – By Dr L. S. Spedding (March 2010)
Work/Life Balance Carries Career Consequences
Lawyers Weekly – By Briana Everett (March 2010)
New Survey on Women Solicitors Careers, Work – Life Balance and Flexible Working
Fawcett Society (March 2010)
Women Opting Out of Law Face ‘Difficult Road Back,’ Bencher Warns
The Lawyers Weekly – By Cristin Schmitz (February 2010)
BigLaw Firm Unveils Flexible Partnership Track Intended to Appeal to Women Lawyers
ABA Journal – By Martha Neil (January 2010)
Companies Push for Flexible Schedules to Boost Women Attorneys
The National Law Journal – By Karen Sloan (December 2009)
Managing Energy (Not Time) is The Key To Success For Women Lawyers
By Life Design for Lawyers (October 2009)
Mom Makes It Work
ABA Journal – By Becky Beaupre Gillespie and Hollee Schwartz Temple (October 2009)
Do Women Lawyers Face Unique Challenges?
By Life Design for Lawyers (September 2009)
Top Law Firms Named for Working Moms; 62% Allow Full-Time Telecommuting
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (August 2009)
Extra Recession Pressure on Women Makes It Harder to Say No
ABA Journal – By Martha Neil (July 2009)
Women Lawyers - Work/Life Balance More Possible During Challenging Economy
Life Design for Lawyers – By Michelle Abend Bauman and Sonia Stringe (July 2009)
Jack Welch: Women Take Time Off for Kids at Their Peril
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (July 2009)
The Stress of Being a Female Lawyer
The Times – By Vanessa Lloyd Platt (July 2009)
Why Women Lawyers Leave: A Quest for Flexible Work and Supportive Environments
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (May 2009)
What Gender Gap? Many Women Lawyers w/ Kids Do as Well as Men, Researcher Say
ABA Journal – By Martha Neil (May 2009)
New Study: Female Lawyers Leave Firms Primarily to Seek Flexible Situations
New Jersey Law Journal - By Charles Toutant (May 2009)
Downturn Will Make Firms More Hospitable for Women, Partner Argues
ABA Journal – By Debra Cassens Weiss (April 2009)
Women Lawyers Still Barred From Parity
Sloan Work and Family Research Network – By Julie Schwartz Weber (April 2009)
Legal Talent at the Crossroads: Why New Jersey Women Lawyers Leave Their Firms, and Why They Choose to Stay
By The Center for Women and Work Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey et al. (April 2009)
Women Lawyers Are Happier Outside of BigLaw, Survey Says
ABA Journal – By Rachel M. Zahorsky (February 2009)
Compilation of Studies in Gender and the Legal Profession
University of Maryland School of Law Women, Leadership & Equality Program- By Alison Silber (January 2009)
Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know About a Career in the Law
By Susan S. Blakely (Aspen Publishers (2009))
Female Associates Leaving in Droves
The Lawyers Weekly- By Donalee Moulton (October 2008)
Report & Recommendations
Gender Equality Task Force of the Allegheny County Bar Association (2008)
Focus on the Best Law Firms - The Curious Case of the Flexible Lawyer
Working Mother – By Katherine Bowers
The “Mommy Penalty” in the Legal Profession
The Glasshammer – By Anna T. Collins (January 2009)
A Step in the Right Direction
Canadian Lawyer Magazine - By Kirsten McMahon (June 2008)
Women in Law Roundtable: Making it Work
Canadian Lawyer Magazine - By Gail J. Cohen (June 2008)
Younger Female Lawyers Play by Their Own Rules
Small Firm Business – By Debra Bruno (January 2008)
Essay: The Progress of Women Lawyers at Big Firms: Steadied of Simply Studies
Fordham Law Review – By Judith S. Kaye & Anne C. Reddy (2008)
Staying at Home, Staying in the Law: A Guide to Remaining Active in the Legal Profession While Pursuing Your Dreams
Julie Tower-Pierce - American Bar Association (2008)
Report of the Third Annual National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms
The National Association of Women Lawyers and the NAWL Foundation (2008)
Consultation Report – Retention of Women in Private Practice Working Group (Executive Summary)
The Law Society of Upper Canada (2008)
Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership
Harvard Business Review - By Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli (September 2007)
Why Working Mothers Lie?
The Glasshammer - By - Jane Carruthers (September 2007)
Many Female Lawyers Dropping off Path to Partnership
The Boston Globe – By Sacha Pfeiffer (May 2007)
It’s Harder in Heels: Essays by Women Lawyers Achieving Work-Life Balance
Jacquelyn Slotkin, Samantha Slotkin Goodman (2007)
Advancing Women in the Profession: Action Plans for Women’s Bar Associations
Report on the Conference held in Boston (2007)
Women’s Lawyers and Obstacles to Leadership
MIT Workplace Center Surveys on Comparative Career Decisions and Attrition Rates if Women and Men in Massachusetts Law Firm (2007)
Women in the Profession: Findings from the First Wave of the After the JD Study
Gita Z. Wilder – NALP Foundation (2007)
Women in Law in Canada
Catalyst (2007)
Room at the top: Big law firms are making an effort to promote women into more visible and prominent positions
The Gazette – By Sarah Dougherty (April 2006)
Litigating the Maternal Wall:U.S. Lawsuits Charging Discrimination against Workers with Family Responsibilites,
Work Life Law – Center of UC Hastings Law (2006)
One Sick Child Away From Being Fired: When "Opting Out" Is Not an Option
Work Life Law – Center of UC Hastings Law (2006)
“Opt Out” or Pushed Out?: How the Press Covers Work/Family Conflict - The Untold Story of Why Women Leave the Workforce
UC Hastings College of the Law (2006)
Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms (Executive Summary)
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession (2006)
You've come a long way, baby
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - By Neil Orman (February 2005)
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity- Creating an Inclusive Work Environment – A Model Policy for Law Firms and Other Organizations
Law Society of Upper Canada (2004)
Work/Family Conflict, Union Style: Labor Arbitrations Involving Family Care
UC Hastings College of the Law
Report on Equity and Diversity in Alberta’s Legal Profession
Alberta Law Foundation (2004)
Survey Shows Workplace Discrimination is Still an Issue in the Legal Profession
Law Society of Alberta (2004)
Women-at-Law: Lessons Learned Along the Pathways to Success
Phyllis H. Epstein - American Bar Association (2004)
Turning Points and Transitions: Women’s Careers in the Legal Profession– A Longitudinal Survey of Ontario Lawyers: 1990-2002
F. M. Kay, C. Masuch, P. Curry - The Law Society of Upper Canada (2004)
Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace
Holly Lewis (2003)
The New Glass Ceiling: Mothers--and Fathers--Sue for Discrimination
UC Hastings College of the Law (2002)
The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association
Andra Barmash Greene, Jean Maclean Snyder (1996)
Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity and Accountability
Canadian Bar Association Task Force on Gender Equality in the Legal Profession (1993)
Website/Blogs
Flex-Time Lawyers– Women and Work / Life Articles