7 March 2019
IWD: The best we all can be
Maybe it was the opportunity to debate anything but Brexit, but the January 2019 release of Gillette’s new advert ‘Believe’ was a hot topic among my friends.
6 March 2019
IWD: Guest blog: A day in the life of a wife, parent and lawyer
First day back at work tomorrow. Just like Nina Simone I am ‘Feeling Good’ as I mentally plan the year ahead. Last year’s slate has been wiped clean. In the absence of abject failure, there is always hope. As ever, the plan is to simultaneously be a decent wife/mother/family member, run a house, produce high quality work, develop my career, participate in the community and find more time to live. I propose to take it one day at a time, but tomorrow and the rest of the year will look like more like this...
5 March 2019
IWD: Balancing the Bench – Why We Urgently Need More Female Judges
The judicial profession in the UK is lagging behind on the journey towards gender equality. A 2016 study by the Council of Europe found that only 30% of professional judges in England and Wales were women. Only two Member States had worse records of employing female judges than the three constituent legal systems of the United Kingdom (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). This blog looks at the importance of balancing the bench, reflects on the achievements of pioneering female judges and considers what can be and has been done to ensure more women enter the ranks of the judiciary.
4 March 2019
IWD: 100 Years Later - What is there still to be done to achieve balance?
This year marks the centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 which allowed women to enter the legal profession for the first time.
24 October 2018
Black History Month: celebrating Britain's BAME heroes and heroines
Shannett Thompson, Senior Associate in the regulatory team, blogs for Black History Month.
