New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA)-attorney & judicial advocacy

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
A Night of Giving Back at the Community Food Bank
Tues. Sept. 28 5:30 - 7:45pm
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McCarter & English, LLP is proud to support the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. The Firm's commitment to women is embodied in its active Women's Initiative, which was developed to promote and support the retention and advancement of women at the Firm and in the legal profession. McCarter has long understood that greater representation of women in the Firm is essential to enable us to provide innovative solutions for our diverse clients. Click here to learn more about McCarter's Women's Initiative: McCarter & English's Women's Initiative: Building Positive Relationships ^SM

Newly issued report: "New Millenium, Same Glass Ceiling? The Impact of Law Firm Compensation Systems on Women"

This report, which is a survey of 700 women law firm partners, is a joint study by the Project for Attorney Retention (PAR)
and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA). It reveals major dissatisfaction among women partners relating to compensation, due to compensation systems that are tremendously subjective, lack transparency, and rely on salary negotiations that take place "out of sight." Many women raised doubts that conventional reasoning (such women's family responsibilities and lack of time for rainmaking) were the key reasons that women make 22% less than men.

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