A recent university report suggests that female lawyers in Australia are threatened by the increasing automation of legal tasks. The study, conducted by the University of Sydney Business School and Australian National University, indicates the potential for these women to not only lose their jobs to technology, but to also be subjected to tech-enabled overwork. Such advancements could exacerbate the already prevalent issue of persistent discrimination and harassment within the legal profession. Despite the fact that women lawyers currently outnumber men in the field, these challenges remain significant.
For a more comprehensive understanding of the study, further details can be found in the full report available on Law.com’s International edition here. Note that access to the article may be limited due to a paywall.