Winter 2015

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Wanted: Skilled Immigration Lawyers

Ann Farmer

The Immigration Justice Corps in New York City is the nation’s first fellowship for immigration lawyers and community advocates. Its young lawyers are making a difference, along with those working for services such as Americans for Immigrant Justice in Miami, Florida.

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Words Matter: How Language Reflects Our Response to Sexual Violence

Cynthia L. Cooper

How legal professionals speak, write, and legislate about rape is contested territory on the modern landscape. To better address sexual assault cases and support the victims, advocates are targeting educational efforts toward prosecutors, defense counsel, and judges.

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From the Courtroom to the C-Suite

Hannah Hayes

For women with a taste for business, moving to the operations side of a company can offer a change and a challenge.

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Out-of-the-Box Approaches Advance Women’s Rights

Janet Benshoof

Throughout her long career, Janet Benshoof has fought at home and abroad for reproductive rights and against sex discrimination. As founder and president of the Global Justice Center, she champions the use of international law as a tool for radical change.

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Fix the System, Not the Women

Michele Coleman Mayes

The critical issue in pay equity is whether compensation differences between men and women are reasonable and not the result of implicit bias.

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2015 Report Tracking Women in ABA Leadership Positions

According to the 2015 Goal III Report, women now constitute 28.6 percent of ABA lawyer members and 34 percent of the legal profession.

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Margaret Masunaga Sworn in as Hawaii Judge

On December 2, 2014, Hon. Margaret K. Masunaga, member of the ABA Commission on Women was sworn in as judge of the District Court of the Third Circuit in Kona, Hawaii.

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Women in Dispute Resolution Member Directory

The 2014 ABA Women in Dispute Resolution Committee Member Directory, available and searchable online, provides detailed information about women arbitrators and mediators.

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On Books: Rebels at the Bar: The Fascinating, Forgotten Stories of America’s First Women Lawyers

Jill Norgren’s book profiling eight remarkable pioneers in the profession is reviewed by Perspectives Editorial Board Chair Monica Fennell.

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First Two African American Female Judges Confirmed to Serve on Georgia Federal Bench

Assistant U.S. Attorney Leslie Abrams and Eleanor Ross, a state court judge, were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 18, 2014.