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The Gender Divide<br />
In Corporate <strong>Law</strong><br />
Fact or Fiction?<br />
By Dayna Steinfeld<br />
Today, more than half <strong>of</strong> law school graduates are women, yet <strong>Law</strong><br />
Society statistics, media reports, and even just a quick perusal <strong>of</strong> firm<br />
websites, tell us that far less than half <strong>the</strong> lawyers in <strong>the</strong> corporate/<br />
commercial law field are women, particularly in <strong>the</strong> senior ranks. At <strong>the</strong><br />
same time, women are increasingly occupying high-ranking corporate<br />
positions outside <strong>of</strong> law firms, working as in-house lawyers, running<br />
non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations, and holding senior government jobs. With<br />
this in mind, is <strong>the</strong> gender divide in corporate law fact or fiction?<br />
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