Latest gender equity

Big Law 12 October 2023 ByMalavika Santhebennur‘Compositional’ issues in law spur gender pay gap

Understanding why fewer women progress to senior and partnership roles in law is critical to closing the gender pay gap,...

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Big Law 09 October 2023 ByLauren Croft50% gender parity reached in Landers partnership

National law firm Lander & Rogers has reached 50 per cent gender parity within its 100-strong partnership, something...

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Big Law 18 September 2023 ByLauren CroftLegal profession needs to ‘maintain a focus’ on gender equality

The Law Society of NSW has developed a new resource tool to aid firms in achieving pay equity – something the...

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Big Law 07 August 2023 ByLauren CroftCombating the (ever-pervasive) gender pay gap in law

While women won the right to equal pay in 1969, the gender pay gap still exists – while progress is being made, firms...

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Big Law 14 June 2023 ByLauren CroftIs the 9-to-5 for lawyers ‘redundant’ and sexist?

After recent claims that the current school hours are “sexist” and rely on the fact that women are responsible for...

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SME Law 11 May 2023 ByLauren CroftBudget ’23 did not fix ‘broken promise’ of previous government:...

On Tuesday (9 May), Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2023–24 federal budget, with an increased focus on gender...

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Big Law 09 May 2023 ByLauren CroftWhen will global firms publish gender pay gap data?

New legislation requires the gender pay gap data of Australian businesses with 100 or more employees to be published....

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The Bar 08 May 2023 ByJess Feyder and Jerome Doraisamy‘How to find a husband’ letter to barrister a reminder of ongoing...

Recently, a UK-based junior barrister shared a “misogynistic” letter she received from another lawyer, which...

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Big Law 05 May 2023 ByLauren CroftAussie solicitors are now ‘younger, more female and more diverse’

The sixth National Profile of Solicitors report has been published, revealing that four years after female lawyers first...

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Big Law 29 March 2023 ByLauren CroftIs inflation disproportionately impacting female lawyers?

With the cost of living continuing to rise and a potential recession on the horizon, inflation has been revealed to...

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