Law firms are losing out on talent by not harnessing the potential of their female workforce. Elizabeth Anderson writes that firms need to start making law a more woman-friendly career choice
While people will be unanimous in their congratulation of an older single mother, Rachida Dati, the French Justice Minister, on the birth of a daughter, women may find themselves reluctant to rejoice in the example she has set in returning to work just five days after the birth by caesarean section. As the world economic downturn continues to deepen, the headlines did not highlight the dedication of a woman to work and duty in troubled times, nor even the reason that lay behind her decision to attend the meeting called by her boss, President Nicholas Sarkozy. Instead, they focused on how attractive she looked and how well she walked in her high heels.
