The Guided Conversations toolkit will assist organizations in having structured conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, & intersectionality. Recommendations are based on our new research report, This Talk Isn't Cheap: Women of Color and White Women Attorneys Find Common Ground.
What attracts women of color to the legal profession? Do their work experiences surpass or fall short of expectations? How do legal employers hinder or increase job satisfaction? Why do women attorneys of color change practice areas and organizations or leave the profession at an alarming rate? The Commission explored the unique concerns and experiences of Hispanic, African-American, Native American, and Asian American women in the legal profession to begin dialogue on how the legal profession can facilitate the full and robust participation of this group of talented lawyers.
What can we do to remove the obstacles keeping women lawyers of color from achieving the success they deserve? Read more to get strategies both for women of color and their employers to end racial and gender disparity at your firm.
Webinar from 2014 with timeless information about making the legal profession more hospitable to women of color.
A library of written scenarios for large or small group discussion with a discussion guide for presenters.
The Women of Color Research Initiative can be used by organizations to design a program free of charge. The following language should appear on program materials: "©2016 by the American Bar Association. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any or portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association."
Contact Commission Program Specialist Ashleigh Hill at ashleigh.hill@americanbar.org or 312-988-5679.
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