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Title IX: The Journey Continues
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In 2006, women made up 33% of lawyers but only 16% of partners in law firms.
Source: Ms. Magazine Fall 2007 issue
In 2006, women represented 15% of Fortune 1000 General Counsels and 16% of Fortune 500 General Counsels.
Source: Minority Corporate Council Association
Since 2000, Supreme Court Justice Breyer had the highest percentage of female clerks (54%) followed by Justice Ginsburg (46%), Justice O’Connor (46%), Justice Stevens (44%), Justice Thomas (39%), Justice Souter (36%), Justice Renquist (28%), Justice Roberts (22%), Justice Alito (13%) and Justice Kennedy (11%). Justice Scalia had the lowest during this time frame (7%).
Source: “Women Suddenly Scarce Among Justice Clerks”, Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, August 30, 2006.
The first female member of the American Bar Association was Mary Florence Lathrop of Denver, Colorado, in 1918.
Source: American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession
The Mayor of Chicago appointed the widow of a policeman, Mrs. Marie Owens, as the first woman to the Chicago Police Department.
Source: International Association of Women Police
The percentage of law degrees earned by women increased from 7% in 1971 to 43% in 1994.
Source: Report Card on Gender Equity, National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, 1997