McKinsey’s new report on women in law firms is discouraging. It is clear that much more work needs to be done for women to achieve equal status at firms. Findings include:
- Only 19 percent of equity partners are women
- Women are 29 percent less likely to reach the first level of partnership than are men
- Law firms face higher attrition among women than men at the equity partner level
- The gender gap is much is much wider in law firms than in other industries
- Women of color face an even steeper climb, with their representation dropping significantly at all levels in the pipeline
- Female attorneys perceive less commitment to gender equality and a more uneven playing field at law firms than their male colleagues
Read the full report here: https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/gender-equality/women-in-law-firms?cid=eml-web
