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Hayley
You should also publish the number of women vs men who go to law school and their grade averages. My law school had well over 50% women and women tended to have higher grades generally. In fact this has been the case for some time. Considering this, there is a massive lack of women partners in these same firms.
In saying that, I wholeheartedly believe that firms should not be hiring or promoting based on gender, male or female unless absolutely necessary (affirmative action). I have seen a few women get promoted in recent years when I thought someone else (a man) was more deserving, It seemed like the firm was just trying to get their numbers up. I do not agree with that, people should get the job based on their own merit.
You should also publish the number of women vs men who go to law school and their grade averages. My law school had well over 50% women and women tended to have higher grades generally. In fact this has been the case for some time. Considering this, there is a massive lack of women partners in these same firms.
In saying that, I wholeheartedly believe that firms should not be hiring or promoting based on gender, male or female unless absolutely necessary (affirmative action). I have seen a few women get promoted in recent years when I thought someone else (a man) was more deserving, It seemed like the firm was just trying to get their numbers up. I do not agree with that, people should get the job based on their own merit.