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A Current Glance at Women in the Law 2008
Women in the Legal Profession
Wom en 31.6% Total Law yers 1,162,124
2008 National Lawyer Population by State. American Bar Association Market Research Department.
Women in Private Practice
18.3% of Partners 45.6% of Summer Associates
45.1% of Associates
Minority Women Still Underrepresented in Law Firm Partnership Ranks — Change in Diversity of Law Firm Leadership Very Slow Overall. National Association for Law Placement, November 2007. http://www.nalp.org/press/details.php?id=72
Women in Corporations Fortune 500 General Counsel Women 18.4%
Men
2008
Caucasian
African American
Hispanic
Asian American/ Pacific Islander
90.1%
4.4%
2.2%
2%
Fortune 501-1000 General Counsel Women 15.6%
Men
2008
Caucasian
African American
Hispanic
Asian American/ Pacific Islander
92.3%
3.8%
2.5%
1.2%
MCCA 2008 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel, as of May 2008. *One woman in the Fortune 501-1000 declined to offer her race/ethnicity. http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=1766
Women in Law Schools 100% 80%
23,218 (47.3%)
66,196 (46.7%)
20,669 (47.5%)
60% 40% 20%
Women 25,864 (52.7%)
75,523 (53.3%)
1st Yr Enrollment - 1
Total J. D. Enrollmt - 1
22,849 (52.5%)
Men
0%
1
J.D.'s Awarded - 2
Enrollment and Degrees Awarded, 2007-2008. American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. http://www.abanet.org/legaled/statistics/charts/stats%20-%201.pdf 2 J.D. and LL.B. Degrees Awarded, 2006-2007. American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. http://www.abanet.org/legaled/statistics/charts/stats%20-%207.pdf
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Law School Administration 100% 80%
39 (19.8%)
275 (46.2%)
60% 40%
158 (80.2%)
320 (53.8%)
20%
312 (66.5%)
157 (33.5%)
0% Deans
Associate/Vice/Deputy Deans Men
Assistant Deans
Women
Association of American Law Schools, Statistical Report of Law Faculty 2007-2008. http://www.aals.org/statistics/2008dlt/gender.html
Women in the Judiciary Type of Court
Total # of Seats
Women
% Women
District Court Judges1
680 current seats – 31 vacancies
167
24.6%
Total Circuit Courts1
167 current seats – 11 vacancies
45
26.9%
International Trade1
9 current seats
3
33.3%
9
1
11.1%
349
106
30.4%
53
19
35.8%
United States Supreme Court State Courts of Last Resort2 Female Chief Justice2 1
Alliance for Justice Judicial Selection Database: Demographic Overview of the Federal Judiciary, as of 10/8/08. http://www.judicialselectionproject.org/demographics.asp 2 Judicial Selection and Retention Membership on State Courts of Last Resort, by Sex. July, 2008. National Center for State Courts. http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/KIS_JudSelCOLRsex.pdf. Note: The state courts of last resort include the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Weekly Salary Men vs. Women Lawyers $2,000 $1,500 Men Women
$1,000 $500 $0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Men
$1,547
$1,610
$1,710
$1,748
$1,891
$1,783
Women
$1,073
$1,237
$1,255
$1,354
$1,333
$1,381
Women lawyers’ weekly salary as a percentage of male lawyers’ salary: 69.4%
|
76.8%
|
73.4%
|
77.5%
|
70.5%
|
77.5%
Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,” for 2006 and previous years. http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.pdf
Women in the ABA
Membership1 Board of Governors2 Section/Division Chairs, 2007-2008 Total Presidential Appointments, 2007-2008 Committee Chair Appointments, 2007-2008
1
Total
Women
% Women
411,480
140,393
34.1%
40
14
35.0%
28
9
32.1%
705
275
39.0%
81
25
30.9%
American Bar Association Marketing and Membership (represents lawyer, associate, and student as of September 30, 2007). American Bar Association, http://www.abanet.org/leadership/board/home.html
members 2
Women presidents of the ABA: • • •
Roberta Cooper Ramo (1995 - 1996) Martha W. Barnett (2000 - 2001) Karen J. Mathis (2006 - 2007)
President-Elect •
Carolyn B. Lamm (2008 - 2009)
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Women chairs of the House of Delegates: • • •
Martha W. Barnett (1994 -1996) Karen J. Mathis (2000 - 2002) Laurel G. Bellows (2006 - 2008)
Treasurer • Alice E. Richmond (2008-2009) First woman member of the ABA: •
Mary Florence Lathrop; Denver, CO (1918)
For more information on women’s advancement into leadership positions in the ABA, see the ABA Commission on Women’s Goal III (Formerly Goal IX) Report Card at www.abanet.org/women/goaliii.html.
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession American Bar Association 321 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654 312-988-5715 [email protected] www.abanet.org/women
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Women in the Legal Profession
Wom en 31.6% Total Law yers 1,162,124
2008 National Lawyer Population by State. American Bar Association Market Research Department.
Women in Private Practice
18.3% of Partners 45.6% of Summer Associates
45.1% of Associates
Minority Women Still Underrepresented in Law Firm Partnership Ranks — Change in Diversity of Law Firm Leadership Very Slow Overall. National Association for Law Placement, November 2007. http://www.nalp.org/press/details.php?id=72
Women in Corporations Fortune 500 General Counsel Women 18.4%
Men
2008
Caucasian
African American
Hispanic
Asian American/ Pacific Islander
90.1%
4.4%
2.2%
2%
Fortune 501-1000 General Counsel Women 15.6%
Men
2008
Caucasian
African American
Hispanic
Asian American/ Pacific Islander
92.3%
3.8%
2.5%
1.2%
MCCA 2008 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel, as of May 2008. *One woman in the Fortune 501-1000 declined to offer her race/ethnicity. http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=1766
Women in Law Schools 100% 80%
23,218 (47.3%)
66,196 (46.7%)
20,669 (47.5%)
60% 40% 20%
Women 25,864 (52.7%)
75,523 (53.3%)
1st Yr Enrollment - 1
Total J. D. Enrollmt - 1
22,849 (52.5%)
Men
0%
1
J.D.'s Awarded - 2
Enrollment and Degrees Awarded, 2007-2008. American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. http://www.abanet.org/legaled/statistics/charts/stats%20-%201.pdf 2 J.D. and LL.B. Degrees Awarded, 2006-2007. American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. http://www.abanet.org/legaled/statistics/charts/stats%20-%207.pdf
2
Law School Administration 100% 80%
39 (19.8%)
275 (46.2%)
60% 40%
158 (80.2%)
320 (53.8%)
20%
312 (66.5%)
157 (33.5%)
0% Deans
Associate/Vice/Deputy Deans Men
Assistant Deans
Women
Association of American Law Schools, Statistical Report of Law Faculty 2007-2008. http://www.aals.org/statistics/2008dlt/gender.html
Women in the Judiciary Type of Court
Total # of Seats
Women
% Women
District Court Judges1
680 current seats – 31 vacancies
167
24.6%
Total Circuit Courts1
167 current seats – 11 vacancies
45
26.9%
International Trade1
9 current seats
3
33.3%
9
1
11.1%
349
106
30.4%
53
19
35.8%
United States Supreme Court State Courts of Last Resort2 Female Chief Justice2 1
Alliance for Justice Judicial Selection Database: Demographic Overview of the Federal Judiciary, as of 10/8/08. http://www.judicialselectionproject.org/demographics.asp 2 Judicial Selection and Retention Membership on State Courts of Last Resort, by Sex. July, 2008. National Center for State Courts. http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/KIS_JudSelCOLRsex.pdf. Note: The state courts of last resort include the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Weekly Salary Men vs. Women Lawyers $2,000 $1,500 Men Women
$1,000 $500 $0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Men
$1,547
$1,610
$1,710
$1,748
$1,891
$1,783
Women
$1,073
$1,237
$1,255
$1,354
$1,333
$1,381
Women lawyers’ weekly salary as a percentage of male lawyers’ salary: 69.4%
|
76.8%
|
73.4%
|
77.5%
|
70.5%
|
77.5%
Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,” for 2006 and previous years. http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.pdf
Women in the ABA
Membership1 Board of Governors2 Section/Division Chairs, 2007-2008 Total Presidential Appointments, 2007-2008 Committee Chair Appointments, 2007-2008
1
Total
Women
% Women
411,480
140,393
34.1%
40
14
35.0%
28
9
32.1%
705
275
39.0%
81
25
30.9%
American Bar Association Marketing and Membership (represents lawyer, associate, and student as of September 30, 2007). American Bar Association, http://www.abanet.org/leadership/board/home.html
members 2
Women presidents of the ABA: • • •
Roberta Cooper Ramo (1995 - 1996) Martha W. Barnett (2000 - 2001) Karen J. Mathis (2006 - 2007)
President-Elect •
Carolyn B. Lamm (2008 - 2009)
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Women chairs of the House of Delegates: • • •
Martha W. Barnett (1994 -1996) Karen J. Mathis (2000 - 2002) Laurel G. Bellows (2006 - 2008)
Treasurer • Alice E. Richmond (2008-2009) First woman member of the ABA: •
Mary Florence Lathrop; Denver, CO (1918)
For more information on women’s advancement into leadership positions in the ABA, see the ABA Commission on Women’s Goal III (Formerly Goal IX) Report Card at www.abanet.org/women/goaliii.html.
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession American Bar Association 321 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654 312-988-5715 [email protected] www.abanet.org/women
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