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Revealed: females make up less than 10 per cent of top 100's equity partner ranks

What would be really interesting would be an analysis of how many female associates at the firms wanted to become partner there, and the reasons why that didn't happen, rather than just bare stats. It's not that surprising that women who have made it to equity partnership don't think quotas are needed, because they obviously didn't need them. The resentment a quota system would cause probably means it's not worth it, even if well intentioned - it's not as if all male lawyers just walk into partnership. Still, the firms in the table should ask themselves whether there is something inherently sexist about the way they are promoting - figures such as 0 female partners out of 69 are fairly surprising.

25-Oct-2012

9:56 am