Gender Bias as the Norm in the Legal Profession: It's Still a [White] Man's Game

Authors

Kimberly Jade Norwood, Washington University in St. Louis School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publication Title

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Abstract

Women consistently represent over fifty percent of entering law school classes, and one-third of all lawyers in the United States. As more women go to law school and practice as attorneys, two major impediments prevent women from climbing hierarchical ladders in the legal profession. This article examines gender and racially gendered bias in the legal profession, including law schools. It argues that until the existing structure is dismantled, women will continue to face gender and racially gendered bias in the legal profession.

Keywords

Gender Bias, Racially Gendered Bias, Legal Profession, Women in Law, Law School, Career Advancement, Structural Inequality, Gender Discrimination, Legal Education, Professional Hierarchy

Publication Citation

Kimberly Jade Norwood, Gender Bias as the Norm in the Legal Profession: It’s Still a [White] Man’s Game, 62 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 25 (2020)

Repository Citation

Norwood, Kimberly Jade, "Gender Bias as the Norm in the Legal Profession: It's Still a [White] Man's Game" (2020). Scholarship@WashULaw. 595.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/595