Illinois has recently ratified the Equal Rights Amendment — 36 years after the deadline! Still, we are crossing our fingers for one more state so that (if Congress can see its way to extending the deadline) the ERA may finally become enshrined in the Constitution!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-equal-rights-amendment-illinois-20180530-story.html
Women Lawyers On Guard is co-sponsoring, with the Women’s Bar Association of DC, a program on sexual harassment and Changing Law firm Culture.
“Impossible,” you say?
Come hear Tina Tchen, co-founder of #TimesUp’s Legal Defense Fund and a partner at Buckley Sandler, and Alexis Ronicker, a partner at Katz, Marshall & Banks, discuss sexual harassment in the legal profession and changing the conversation.
June 1, 2018, 12PM-2PM,
Skadden Arps
1440 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Register here: https://www.wbadc.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=6%2F1%2F18&eventid=46. (You do not need to be a WBA member to register.)
If you are interested but can’t attend, or are outside the DC area, send us an email at camron@womenlawyersonguard.org, and we will provide a synopsis of the discussion.
Women Lawyers On Guard is inspired by Dovey Johnson Roundtree, who the New York Times called a “barrier-breaking lawyer” upon her death at 104. Reverend Roundtree’s story is one of courage and perseverance, and her bravery in the face of injustice is instructive in today’s challenging times. The picture above is a link to her obituary.
A Minnesota lawyer has advice for firms on the law and best practices to guard against workplace harassment: http://mnbenchbar.com/2018/02/metoo-in-the-law-firm/
The WLG Action Network found this analysis by the New Yorker of female candidates running in 2018 midterm elections to be fascinating, and wanted to highlight it for our members!
Come march with Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network (WLG) in Washington, DC at the March For Our Lives on Saturday, March 24 being led by the students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school to protest the lack of gun laws to protect students and citizens from mass shootings.
WLG will be assembling in front (i.e. outside the front door) of the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Capital Hill) at 400 New Jersey Ave, NW at 10:30 AM. and marching together. Look for our purple banner. Let us know if you are joining us and we will have a sandwich for you for lunch! (RSVP to camron@womenlawyersonguard.org)
The closest Metro station is Union Station on the Red line.
See you on March 24!
