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The Women Lawyer’s Association of NSW has released its priorities for 2019 directed to achieving equality in the profession.
Despite the predominance of women entering the profession there continues to be significant under-representation of women in the most senior roles as partners, in leadership roles, at the Bar and in the judiciary. The gender wage gap in the legal profession is one of the largest in Australia, reported to be 29.7% by WGEA in 2017 compared to an all industries gap of 22.4%.
Larissa Andelman, President of WLA NSW said: Unless there is a concerted effort to examine and change the culture in law firms, women will continue to be unable to fully participate.
2019 Awards & Program Launch
5.30pm Thursday, 21 February 2019
Union, University & Schools Club, 25 Bent St, Sydney
Please join us and distinguished guests for the launch of our 2019 ‘NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards’, featuring a panel of some of our previous award winners.
Our panel will discuss their career journeys, particularly since they were the recipients of a ‘NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Award’, and how that may have affected them or their careers.
– 2013 ‘Highly Commended Judge’s Award – Fay Calderone is an Employment Law & Workplace Relations Partner at Hall & Wilcox and a Flexible Work Day Ambassador
– 2011 ‘Woman Lawyer Advocate of the Year’ – Judge Julia Baird commenced as a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court in February 2018
– 2009 ‘Highly Commended’ Special Judging Panel’s Award – Maureen Peatman, Partner at Hunt & Hunt.
– 2015 ‘Woman Lawyer of the Year, Up and Coming’ – Marina Brizar, Head of Corporate & Private Clients, Playfair Visa & Migration Services.
International Women’s Day Lunch
12.30pm Friday 8th March 2019 at the Palace Chinese Restaurant, Shop 38 Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney
Please join our President, Executive and special guest, Elizabeth Evatt AC, to celebrate International Womens’ Day and raise some funds and awareness for the Miranda Project.
The Miranda Project (soon to be co-located with Penrith Women’s Health Centre) is an innovative, gender specific approach to assisting vulnerable women attending court, on community orders or exiting prison. Miranda aims to halt the increase in the women’s prison population through the provision of genuine support and the development of alternative pathways within the community.
Tickets $49pp includes set Yum Cha Banquet; purchase your own drinks. Proceeds to the Miranda Project.
2019 – Save the dates!
Planning is well underway for 2019 – watch this space and ensure you are on our mailing list.
13 March – International Women’s Day Panel Event ‘Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces’, in Partnership with Women’s Legal Services NSW
26 March – WLANSW SubCommittee ‘Diversity’ Launch Event
23 August – ‘NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards 2019’ Awards Presentation Dinner
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Eliminating poor behaviour in the workplace is everybody’s responsibility, and the onus cannot simply fall to the victim of said behaviour, say two presidents of women lawyer associations. Cultural change is more likely to occur, and more rapidly, if employees were empowered and obligated to report conduct they consider to be unlawful, by way of … Read Full Story
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Charter for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession
The Charter is designed to promote and support strategies to retain women in the profession over the course of their careers and encourage and promote their career progression into senior executive and management positions. Click here for more details and to sign up.
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Diverse and inclusive legal workplaces help to build a strong and respected legal profession. A major step towards this goal has been the development of a Diversity and Equality Charter, which organisations now have the opportunity to adopt. We encourage you to join us in supporting and adopting the Charter. Please click here for further information
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