Blumberg's theory, greatly simplified, holds that as women gain economically, they also increase their ability to make decisions. He is considering making the presentation in full motorcycle leathers, he said. She is building on a 1994 study that found that women and men experience law school differently, and that women with equal or better credentials than men seem to do less well. They have a harder time with professors' tendency to ask for only one correct answer, because women tend to see more facets to a question than men. Lower law school grades, in turn, can be a significant career handicap, she said.
Law is very hierarchical.
Grades get you into power positions. Women have less ability to achieve if their grades aren't way up there. Oman qualifies as a life expert, having retired after spending more than 20 years in the software business. Already holding a master's of divinity earned before his career, he is now pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology, and then has plans to get a law degree. He likes the collective approach.