[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While many people like to believe discrimination against women in the workplace is a thing of the past, it unfortunately is still prevalent in many different industries. While more women are choosing to take on more demanding work roles, such as becoming an attorney, there are still many issues they face in their daily professional … [Read more...]
Sue Grundy Awarded 2013 Lexpert Zenith Award for Women in Law
TORONTO (September 25, 2013) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that Sue Grundy has won a 2013 “Lexpert Zenith Award: Celebrating Leading Women Lawyers.” “Sue has led by example as a leading practitioner in a highly demanding and complex practice area,” said Brock Gibson, the Firm’s … [Read more...]
Iranian Lawyer & Human Rights Activist Freed
Reuters report that the Iranian lawyer and humans rights activist who had been imprisoned has been freed. Nasrin Sotoudeh had been serving a six-year sentence after being arrested in September 2010 and convicted of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security. Her husband Reza Khandan told Reuters Sotoudeh was dropped off at their home by prison authorities … [Read more...]
Women in Law: Anna Erickson White Named a 2013 Woman Worth Watching
Profiles in Diversity Journal has recognized firmwide managing partner Anna Erickson White in its 12th Annual Women Worth Watching issue. Ms. White joins approximately 200 other women leaders from the United States and Canada who have distinguished themselves in their careers, including women executives from AT&T, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, FedEx, GE Capital, JPMorgan … [Read more...]
Women Lawyers in Leading Roles – What Does it Take?
The legal profession has always been a tough nut to crack when it comes to women ruling the roost. In a highly competitive environment, women taking senior roles in business or the law have always attracted some sideways glances. What are they giving up? Are they too tough to be feminine? Why would they even want to be there? Yet as the debate over women in senior legal … [Read more...]