Why Doesn’t Ally McBeal Make Partner?

I’m beat. Just watched the Jennifer Aniston special on E! because I was too stuck in the sofa to get away. I have to pop out my contacts and go to bed, but I did want to link to this article in Times from Sunday, which looks at why so few partners are women.

I feel like we’ve covered this ground many times on this blog. We’ve talked about why more women aren’t political bloggers, columnists, academics, advertising CEOs (links later). Is it worth bringing up again? Well, the lawyer issue is a big one. Unlike other fields, women start off in high numbers. May even be outnumber men from law school. But their numbers at the top of their field are outrageous. Only 17% of partners are women.

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