Women Make Slight Gains In Big Law Equity Partnership: Report

Women have made modest gains in the highest ranks of Big Law firms, but they remain underrepresented and out-earned by their male counterparts, according to the results of a new survey.

According to the survey conducted by the National Association of Women Lawyers, women make up 19 percent of equity partners, compared to 16 percent ten years ago. The survey found that women are far more likely to be in lower-rank positions: they make up 30 percent of non-equity partners and 42 percent of non-partner track attorneys.

Women of color, including Black, Asian and Latina women, represent two percent of ...