While advancements have been made towards gender parity in the legal industry, there is still a substantial distance to cover. A number of law firms, however, are demonstrating encouraging progress in dismantling the hurdles that frequently prevent women from securing leadership roles.
A recent article by Kevin Penton discusses law firms that excel in having a higher proportion of women in equity partnerships. This is a crucial metric as it provides insight into the level of gender disparity within the upper echelons of major law firms. Methods of achieving these results and specific practices followed by these firms could potentially pave the way forward for the industry as a whole.
Readers interested in the specifics of the law firms breaking this proverbial glass ceiling, may consider the full piece by Kevin Penton on Law360.