Winter 2013

Career

Title IX at 40: Break Out the Bubbly, Then Get Back to Work

G.M. Filisko

Title IX, the sweeping federal law enacted in 1972 to guarantee equal opportunity for women in education, hit a milestone anniversary in 2012—and there’s reason to celebrate.

Career

The Benefits of Becoming a Bar Leader Run Deep

Hope Viner Samborn

When Roberta Cooper Ramo joined the American Bar Association, her goal wasn’t to become its first female president. Her involvement was fueled by her passion for the practice of law and how to make it more efficient and effective.

Career

Solo by Chance, Not Choice

Ann Farmer

Many lawyers harbor fantasies of opening a solo practice but never do. Others find themselves compelled to take the leap, like the following four solo lawyers.

Career

How Title IX Led to Olympic Gold

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

I came very close to missing the sudden burst of athletic opportunities created by Title IX, including an athletic scholarship to Duke University and my Olympic medals. Title IX passed in 1972, and the next year I started swimming seriously at age 11. The regulations applying the law to athletics were published in 1975, and I was headed to my first senior nationals at age 12. In 1977, I was ranked No. 1 in the world in the 200-meter butterfly at age 14.

Career

Looking Back, Moving Forward

Mary B. Cranston

With the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession closing in on a quarter century of advocacy and service, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the past and reimagine the future. Since the Commission’s first meeting in October 1987, we have witnessed a massive sea change in the status of women in the legal profession.

Career

Kudos

Congratulations to the Honorable Fernande R.V. Duffly, Roberta D. Liebenberg, and Mary Ann Hynes.

Career

On Books

Lynn Hecht Schafran

Reviews of With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Law and Politics and Gender and Justice: Why Women in the Judiciary Really Matter