Law Firm Associates, Gender Equity

Does Attorney Gender Affect Trial Outcomes?

IMS Legal Strategies on 6/9/2025

In March 2025, UN Women—a United Nations agency that studies and tracks issues of gender equality around the world—indicated that in 2024, “almost one quarter of countries reported … backlash on gender equality.” One proposed...more

In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal: Irene Fiorentinos and Amanda Jones

Lighthouse on 3/14/2024

As part of our new series, In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal, leading women in the legal industry discuss how diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts can help improve work and the world. By sharing personal...more

Alumni Yearbook - A responsible business

A&O Shearman on 12/14/2023

Change is becoming one of the few certainties at Allen & Overy as it adapts to the ever-developing consequences of globalism, technology and human resources. As a responsible business at the forefront of innovation, we have...more

Breaking the Bias: Strategies from Top Women Leaders in Legal Technology

Lighthouse on 3/8/2022

This year’s International Women’s Day theme revolves around “breaking the bias” and imagining a more gender-equal world. This topic seems particularly relevant for the legal and technology fields, which both have long...more

Transforming Lives Through Her Justice

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 11/15/2019

I recently joined the board of Her Justice, a nonprofit legal services organization in New York City and longtime partner of Proskauer that provides assistance to women and their families living in poverty who have...more

What is Menstrual Equity? Her Justice Advocates for Women’s Rights

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 10/17/2018

Menstrual equity. This term is likely one that you’ve never heard before. I hadn’t either, until I attended a discussion hosted by Her Justice, a non-profit that recruits caring, talented attorneys from New York City’s law...more