Here are some resources of note on the topic of Women in the Law:
The Fairer Sex: What do we mean when we say we need more female justices?
By Dahlia Lithwick, Slate blog
It's almost an article of faith among Supreme Court watchers that President Obama will fill the bench's next vacancy—and perhaps the one after that, too—with a woman. The current court's sole female member, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has said she is "lonely" there, and even if she's not the next to step aside and another women joins her, that's still just two out of nine. Americans seem quite certain that isn't enough. Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, on learning in 2005 that John Roberts would take her place, declared him "good in every way, except he's not a woman." Americans concur. In a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll taken just before Roberts was appointed, 80 percent of respondents said it was a good idea to replace O'Connor with a woman, and 13 percent said it was "essential." And with women claiming a large share of responsibility for Obama's victory over John McCain, the demand for a more gender-balanced court is stronger than ever.
"Untangling the Causal Effects of Sex on Judging," a paper by Christina L. Boyd and Andrew D. Martin and Lee Epstein: http://epstein.law.northwestern.edu/research/genderjudging.pdf
Surveying sex discrimination suits resolved by panels of judges in federal circuit courts between 1995 and 2002, the researchers examined whether male and female judges decide cases differently, and went on to look at whether the presence of a female on a panel of judges affects the behavior of her male colleagues.
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
19th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards Luncheon
Sunday, August 2 - Noon to 2:00 p.m. - Chicago, IL (ABA Annual Meeting)
2009 Honorees:
--Linda L. Addison, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and co-founder of the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas; in Houston, TX and New York, NY
--Helaine M. Barnett, President, Legal Services Corporation and first legal aid attorney to serve as president of the Legal Services Corporation; in Washington, DC
--Hon. Arnette R. Hubbard, Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, IL and champion of human rights through the exercise of the right to vote; in Chicago, IL
--Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the first Hispanic judge to serve on D.C.'s highest court; in Washington, DC
--Loretta A. Tuell, Partner, AndersonTuell, LLP, lawyer and legislative advocate on behalf of Indian tribes; in Washington, DC
Women & the Law -- Directory of Online Resources
from AcademicInfo
Founded in 1972, Minnesota Women Lawyers is an association of more than 1,200 lawyers, judges, law students and other professionals. MWL’s goals are to support the professional and leadership development of women lawyers, to advocate on behalf of women lawyers within the legal profession, and to support social action initiatives to end discrimination in the justice system and promote equality of women in society. Minnesota Women Lawyers’ programs, projects, and activities are guided by our organizational values:
-The legal profession and society benefit from promoting and valuing diversity in all its forms.
-Women lawyers face common challenges and can teach and learn from one another.
-A strong community of women lawyers is essential to the legal profession and the administration of justice
-MWL celebrates the individual and collective achievements of women lawyers and law students, and supports them throughout their careers.
-MWL advocates for the full equality of women in society and promotes initiatives to eliminate all forms of discrimination.
-The practice of law is enriched when lawyers fully participate in the lives of their families and communities.
Women & the Law web links from the Law Library's website
From Shorpy blog: Washington, D.C., circa 1922. "Pauline Floyd, 24, youngest lawyer ever admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court."
