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