McKinsey Study: Law Firms Need to Do More on Gender Equity

From Thomson Reuters:

Findings in the study found that women in the legal industry receive first-time promotions 11% less often than men; female lawyers are 29% less likely to win promotion at the first level of partnership than men; and at the equity partner level in law firms, women are 43% more likely to leave the firm than men, a much higher gap that in other industries.

You can read more here. Download the full report on which this article is based, Women in law firms (PDF–2.3 MB)..

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