Just over 20 years ago, in December 1997, I wrote the first of what would be close to 100 columns for Texas Lawyer, primarily on the subject of gender bias in the legal profession. Over the last two decades, I’ve watched as the legal profession has struggled to embrace the diversity that has transformed the rest of the country.

The law is still dominated by men. And I don’t think that’s going to radically change anytime soon. But, as I like to remind myself, I wasn’t even allowed to wear pants at my first job out of law school. So, progress may be slow, but it has occurred.