B’nai B’rith Women Study Bias vs. Women Lawyers

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A study of discrimination and gender bias in the Philadelphia legal community is being planned to verify the problem, according to a report in B’nai B’rith Women. The study is being undertaken in cooperation with the Women’s Law Project of the newly-formed Women’s Rights Commission of the Philadelphia Bar Association. It will examine how women are treated as attorneys, litigants, and witnesses.

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B’nai B’rith Women Study Bias vs. Women Lawyers

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