The WorldatWork survey found about 60 percent of employers are actively addressing pay inequities, but 7 percent admit pay equity isn’t on their radar.

In March 2007, Spain introduced a national policy granting most new fathers two weeks of fully paid paternity leave. The policy proved exceptionally popular, with 55% of men eligible in the first year opting to take the paid time. The amount of leave covered by the program was doubled in 2017 and expanded to five weeks in 2018, with additional increases expected between now and 2021.

Please take a moment to nominate a female attorney who has demonstrated some of the attributes of Antoinette Dakin Leach by encouraging other women in the pursuit of this honorable profession or blazing a path not taken by others.

The former general counsel of data analytics company ExlService Holdings has filed a lawsuit contending that she was marginalized, micromanaged and disrespected by the company’s overwhelmingly male leadership.

The percentage of women in C-suite positions among the top 1,000 U.S. companies by revenue has risen slightly in the last year but is still dramatically lower than that of men, a new study found.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019, was Equal Pay Day. A recent study conducted by the American Association of University Women shows that Indiana falls well below the national average in wage parity. Indiana men are paid 37 percent more than their female peers. The national median average is around 25 percent, according to the report. 

Today is equal pay day. April 2, 2019 is the date that symbolizes how far into this year women must work to earn what men earned in 2018. Based on census data, the average wage gap between women and men is $0.80; however, the gap is far wider for women of color.

You asked. We listened. Last fall, the Women and the Law Division surveyed its members about what programming they would like the WLD to provide. The responses overwhelmingly indicated that our members would like the WLD to provide more information regarding current issues that affect women. The WLD is excited and eager to take on this role.

The growing number of states embracing the creation of state “solicitors general” could give female attorneys a chance to get their feet in the door of the insular world of Supreme Court practice.

The Women’s Voices in the Courtroom event took place on Friday, January 25 at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law. The event was well attended (and even had a waiting list). The event’s facilitators, speakers, and topics discussed were simultaneously engaging, informative and at times, even comedic.