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I can go to a hearing by Zoom or by phone, I absolutely love it – otherwise,
I’d be travelling down to Sydney – Valerie, focus group
"Overwhelmingly, Australian lawyers feel positive about the technological
changes sweeping through their industry, and women more than men.
Whether it’s working from home or using artificial intelligence to automate
routine tasks, the hundreds of lawyers we have surveyed for a new report on
gender and the future of the law describe the changes as largely beneficial and
in some ways liberating.
But there’s a downside too, and it might hit women more than men.
Our study, conducted as part of the University of Sydney’s Gender Equality in
Working Life research initiative, was carried out through in-depth interviews
with 33 senior lawyers, an online survey of 766 practising solicitors in NSW,
and seven online focus groups with 30 early and mid-career lawyers.
Over the past ten years the number of women entering the profession as
solicitors has climbed 67% and the number of men only 26%. Women now constitute
a majority of solicitors in every Australian state and territory.
But they are underrepresented in senior leadership roles and in private
practice where the dominant model of full-time work is characterised by
ultra-long hours and disadvantages workers with caring responsibilities."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
