gender equity
Dentons achieves 0% gender pay gap
Global law firm Dentons has brought its gender pay gap down to zero – in a move which is, according to the firm, a...
27 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
The real reasons female lawyers want to leave the profession
Despite meaningful progress towards gender equality in the legal profession, countless female lawyers still encounter...
30 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Women will continue to pay the price for not being men’ until they are equally valued
Following the release of gender pay gap data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and International Women’s Day,...
11 March 2024
By Lauren Croft
What the gender pay gap looks like at Australia’s biggest firms
New workplace data has revealed the gender pay gap at Australia’s largest legal workplaces. Here, Lawyers Weekly...
27 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson and Jerome Doraisamy
Leaders must be prepared for gender pay gap audits
The gender pay gap publication date is fast approaching. Firms must be prepared if they’re to hang onto their image...
23 January 2024
By Jack Campbell
Gender pay data of Australia’s biggest employers soon to be made public
Named and shamed: On 27 February, the Workforce Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish the first set of private...
11 January 2024
By Nick Wilson
‘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...
12 October 2023
By [email protected]
50% gender parity reached in Landers partnership
National law firm Lander & Rogers has reached 50 per cent gender parity within its 100-strong partnership,...
09 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
Legal 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...
18 September 2023
By [email protected]
Combating 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...
07 August 2023
By Lauren Croft
Is 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...
14 June 2023
By Lauren Croft
Budget ’23 did not fix ‘broken promise’ of previous government: WLS Australia
On Tuesday (9 May), Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2023–24 federal budget, with an increased focus on gender...
11 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
When 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....
09 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
‘How to find a husband’ letter to barrister a reminder of ongoing issues
Recently, a UK-based junior barrister shared a “misogynistic” letter she received from another lawyer, which...
08 May 2023
By Jess Feyder and Jerome Doraisamy
Aussie 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...
05 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
Is 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...
29 March 2023
By Lauren Croft
A fairer profession must be strived for, says new NSW Law Society president
This year’s president of the Law Society of NSW marked the opening of the 2023 law term by outlining her priorities,...
06 February 2023
By Lauren Croft
The ‘motherhood penalty’ means women are leaving law
The implementation of female-centric initiatives and “generous” parental leave policies are needed in order to not...
25 October 2022
By Lauren Croft
Russell Kennedy unveils 40:40:20 gender equality strategy
Russell Kennedy Lawyers has released its updated 2022 to 2025 Gender Equality Strategy, through which it is aiming to...
06 October 2022
By Jess Feyder
Australia’s 1st woman lawyer ‘can inspire those breaking down barriers today’
Iola Mathews spoke to Lawyers Weekly about her book, Flos Greig — a story about her great aunt and Australia’s...
09 September 2022
By Jess Feyder