IBA survey on women’s experience in law
The International Bar Association (IBA) is asking women in the legal profession to take part in an anonymous survey aimed at gathering information about women’s experience in law.
The survey is open to women solicitors, barristers, and judges (including those who have recently left the profession), and the deadline is 18 May.
It is part of a global project aimed at addressing the lack of gender parity at senior levels across the law.
Annual conference
The areas covered in the survey include:
- Obstacles to practice,
- Reasons for thinking about leaving or having left the field,
- Opinions on diversity initiatives and their efficacy,
- The effects of menopause, and
- The impact of caring responsibilities on women’s careers.
The survey findings will be presented and discussed at a session at the IBA’s annual conference in Toronto in November.
The organisation will also publish a report setting out the results, quoting from those who are willing to talk about their experience and looking to make recommendations.