Women in Legal Education

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Session Type: Section Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

Room: Independence Salon E

Floor: Level M4

Despite the progress made in recent years, gender inequality remains a pervasive issue in the legal profession, particularly in academia. Women remain underrepresented in influential positions and face systemic bias, discrimination, harassment, and other obstacles that limit their advancement and overall success. Law schools place a premium on statuses that have largely been defined by and through patriarchies. Visible and invisible status lines and distinctions are perpetuated by a legal academy that voices an often-empty commitment to equity