It was that system that made the judge think he was entitled to see my tan lines or the sheriff's deputy think he could steal kisses in the elevator. Both of those situations were handled with humor, but I was flabbergasted nonetheless. These events all occurred in the late 1970s or the early 1980s. Women are entering law school and the profession in large numbers-it's considered the norm, not the exception. Women are respected members of their profession and their communities and are attaining leadership in both.
Women lawyers are no longer a novelty.
According to the Goal IX Update, women represent 28.5 percent of the profession. While our numbers in the population are far greater, this figure is encouraging nonetheless. Equally as important for women in the legal profession today is the lack of constraints on the nature of our practices. Women lawyers may choose to practice in those substantive areas or in the public section, but it IS a choice, and that is really what equality in the profession means. Today, just as many male colleagues share these concerns and do as much juggling.