Toughen-Up Buttercup: Flight of Women Lawyers From Private Practice
In the article, “Toughen Up, Buttercup” versus #TimesUp: Initial Findings of the ABA Women in Criminal Justice Task Force, Professor Maryam Ahranjani writes about the flight of women lawyers. In her article, Professor Ahranjani cites a Canadian study by Dr. Madon. In the study, titled “The Retention of Women in the Private Practice of Criminal Law (2016)”, it is revealed that women are 141% more likely to leave private practice than women in other private practice areas.
The reasons given for the flight of women include:
- caretaking commitments,
- level of stress at work,
- emphasis on marketing and originating business,